THEME EXPLORATION

wartime desperation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan unflinchingly depict the moral collapse and human desperation amid industrial-scale warfare.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Mirror and Stalker explore the psychological and spiritual desperation of individuals caught in the aftermath of conflict and systemic oppression.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like The Wind That Shakes the Barley examine the grinding desperation of ordinary people forced into violent struggle for survival and dignity.