THEME EXPLORATION

wartime satire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
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
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
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
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece 'Dr. Strangelove' is the definitive wartime satire, using dark comedy to expose the absurdity and danger of nuclear war politics.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

'The Great Dictator' pioneered wartime satire by mocking fascism and authoritarian leaders through Chaplin's iconic tramp character.

 Jean-Pierre Jeunet France

'A Very Long Engagement' blends whimsy with bitter satire to critique the senselessness and bureaucratic cruelty of World War I.