German and German-language Films
Lili Marleen: a celebration and critique of the Hollywood musical tradition and its historical context
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, “Lili Marleen” (1981) An unhappy tale of thwarted love, Fassbinder’s “Lili Marleen”
German and German-language Films
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, “Lili Marleen” (1981) An unhappy tale of thwarted love, Fassbinder’s “Lili Marleen”
John Frankenheimer, “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) At some point during the Korean War in 1952,
British Films | West African Films
Biyi Bandele, “Half of a Yellow Sun” (2013) Adapted from the eponymous novel, written by
Australian and New Zealand Films | Southeast Asian Films
Bety Reis and Luigi Acquisto, “A Guerra da Beatriz / Beatriz’s War” (2013) A major
Hayao Miyazaki, “The Wind Rises / Kaze tachinu” (2013) Miyazaki’s swansong film is a fictional
Francis Ford Coppola, “Apocalypse Now (Redux)” (2001) The actual plot is very basic: sometime during
Rob Ager, “The War on Bugs” (2012) Researched, written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager,
Middle Eastern Films | Russian and Soviet Films
“The Syrian Diary” (Rossiya 24, 2013) Made for Russian television, this documentary follows Rossiya 24
French and French-language Films
Jean Renoir, “The Grand Illusion” (1934) Jean Renoir’s film is a moving meditation on war
Richard Rowley, “Dirty Wars” (2013) Part documentary, part personal testimony, this is a searing documentary