THEME EXPLORATION

wartime resourcefulness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 · John Huston
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roberto Rossellini Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Rome, Open City' and 'Paisàn' capture the ingenuity and survival tactics of ordinary people navigating occupied territories and wartime scarcity.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like 'The Hidden Fortress' and 'Ran' showcase characters employing cunning strategy and practical improvisation under siege and conflict conditions.

 Peyton Reed United Kingdom

'The Third Man' and 'Odd Man Out' explore the resourcefulness of individuals operating in shadowy wartime and post-war landscapes with limited means and moral ambiguity.