THEME EXPLORATION

wartime occupation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films like 'A Generation' and 'Kanal' are seminal explorations of Polish resistance and survival during Nazi occupation.