Waltz with Bashir: a film revealing repressed memories and a hideous war crime in parallel
Ari Folman, “Waltz with Bashir” (2008) Few movies about war must be as personal and intense as
Tag: War Films
Eastern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Arsenal: as Soviet propaganda, film is surprisingly pacifist and innovative in use of montage
Alexander Dovzhenko, “Arsenal” (1928) Notable for its skilful use of montages of images to create
Alexander Nevsky: a well-made though not brilliant propaganda film about a Russian mediaeval hero
Sergei Eisenstein, “Alexander Nevsky” (1938) Unashamedly patriotic and stirring action-movie propaganda for the masses and
Taxi Driver: good study of an alienated and traumatised individual groping for purpose in a lost society
Martin Scorsese, “Taxi Driver” (1976) As a character study of a lonely and alienated man
5 Days of War: as the movie admits, truth is the first casualty
Renny Harlin, “5 Days of War” aka “5 Days of August” (2011) Directed by Renny
Momotaro’s Divine Sea Warriors: uneven animated movie with strident tone preaches a nationalistic message
Mitsuyo Seo, “Momotaro’s Divine Sea Warriors” (1945) Japan’s first full-length animated movie is a World
Australian and New Zealand Films
Balibo: forcing viewers to think and ask questions about tragic fate of six news reporters
Robert Connolly, “Balibo” (2009) Imaginatively constructed as three stories that initially fit into one another
German and German-language Films
Downfall: masterly if flawed fictional account of Adolf Hitler’s last days
Oliver Hirschbiegel, “Downfall” (2004) This is an incredible and masterly fictional dramatisation of the last
The War You Don’t See: an incisive and passionate John Pilger documentary
Alan Lowery and John Pilger, “The War You Don’t See” (2010) Last night (Sunday, 10