A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken Read More »
War
The Camp at Thiaroye (1988) Ousmane Sembene, Thierno Faty Sow, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara, Philippe Chamelat
In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France Read More »
Father of the Kamikaze AKA Â kessen kôkûtai (1974) Kôsaku Yamashita, Kôji Tsuruta, Noboru Andô, Shinjirô Ebara
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan’s defeat in WWII was inevitable. Read More »
Sergeant Klems AKA Il sergente Klems (1971) Sergio Grieco, Peter Strauss, Tina Aumont, Pier Paolo Capponi
During the final days of world war one, a German army deserter steals Read More »
The Bells Go Down (1943) Basil Dearden, Tommy Trinder, James Mason, Philip Friend
The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII. Read More »
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet AKA Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (2011) Izuru Narushima, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya
The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930’s to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943. Read More »
Images of the World and the Inscription of War AKA Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges (1989) Harun Farocki, Ulrike Grote
Documentary examines the ‘blind spot’ of the evaluators of aerial footage Read More »
Admiral Yamamoto AKA Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (1968) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Tsukasa
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Read More »
Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978) Karel Reisz, Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty
Thoroughly disillusioned by the Vietnam War, John, a journalist (Michael Moriarty) Read More »
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water AKA Kampen om tungtvannet (1948) Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller, Jens A. Poulsson, Johannes Eckhoff, Arne Kjelstrup
A reconstruction of the two last sabotage actions against the Norsk Hydro Heavy Water Read More »
Lore (2012) Cate Shortland, Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, Nele Trebs
As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes Read More »
Summer Soldiers AKA Samâ sorujâ (1972) Hiroshi Teshigahara, Keith Sykes, Reisen Ri, Kazuo Kitamura
This fascinating Japanese drama takes an objective look at the relationship between Read More »
A Farewell to Arms (1932) Frank Borzage, Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou
A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. Read More »
1941 (1979) Steven Spielberg, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams
Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Read More »
In the Midst of Life AKA Au coeur de la vie (1963) Robert Enrico, Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Stéphane Fey
This Civil War anthology adapts three Ambrose Bierce stories Read More »