Films by Director
This site allows users to access the collection of films organized by release date. The collection includes selected movies, TV productions and documentaries on the theme of gender, military and war in the periods covered by the Oxford Handbook of Gender and War since 1600 edited by Karen Hagemann (General Editor), Stefan Dudink, and Sonya Rose (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2018). Including films released between the 1920s and the present, the focus is on the wars of the twentieth century, because most movies relevant for the theme of gender, military and war focus on a conflict of this period. The filmography includes productions in English, French and German or films with English subtitles.
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This Oscar-nominated film focuses on the arrest and prosecution of Sophie Scholl, one of the most well-known members of the anti-Nazi student group White Rose during World War II. Arrested after distributing leaflets at the University of Munich, Scholl maintains her innocence until her fellow members, including her brother, confess. During her trial, Scholl defends freedom of speech, indicts...
A young man and woman try to escape from the horrors of World War I. Antonin falls in love with Elisa, a young widow, after returning home from the front. He tries to injure himself to prevent returning to war, but he fails. Elisa travels to Paris to convince him to abandon the war and return home to her.
Set in 1939 immediately prior to the onset of World War II, an American couple, James Kingstreet and his wife make their home and manage a wildlife preserve located between Italian-governed Abyssinia and British Kenya as war approaches. Kingstreet (John Saxon) and his spouse (Tippi Hedren) will not accommodate either the English or Italians threatening their spread, antagonizing the commanding...
Alias María brings attention to child soldiers in Columbia's ongoing civil war. Maria must bring a commander's newborn child to safety while avoiding detection by government-backed paramilitary troops. On her journey, she discovers that she is pregnant, a result of her indoctrination into the guerilla army. The guerillas forbid female soldiers from having children but encourage their...
This acclaimed black comedy-heist film highlights the greed and incompetence of American foreign policy during the Gulf War (1990-91). After the short war's end, four soldiers venture off base to steal Kuwaiti gold bullion. They encounter Iraqi dissidents, who the United States had encouraged but failed to support. The soldiers decide to help the group of Iraqis reach the Iranian border, an...
In this Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language Film, a Jewish man wrestles with his complicity in the Nazi war effort as a measure of survival. A gifted artist and counterfeiter, Salomon Sorowitsch uses his skills to win favors in the Mauthausen concentration camp. At Sachsenhausen, he works with a group to counterfeit the British pound and the American dollar, part of Operation Bernhard to...
From World War II to the Vietnam War, two entertainers witness the drama behind the scenes of war. Dixie Leonard, portrayed by Bette Midler, joins Eddie Sparks' U.S.O. tour and becomes an instant success. Over the course of thirty-five years, Dixie loses her husband, her uncle, and her child to battles at home and abroad. Her last remaining friend is Sparks, with whom she enjoyed a competitive...
This biographical drama traces Max Manus' work for the Norwegian Resistance during World War II. A veteran of the Winter War in Finland, Manus returns home to find Norway occupied by the Germans. He receives special training in sabotage, which is the beginning of his collaboration with the British. He becomes part of the Oslo Gang, a highly successful resistance group, but the personal costs...
In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon...
In Israeli-occupied Lebanon, a young girl defies her family's expectations, Palestinian politics, and gender norms. Lamia's family arranges a marriage with her cousin to provide her with a life free of occupation across the border. Her love for an Israeli soldier and unhappiness in her marriage leave her ostracized when she returns home but free to live her life.
In this tense World War II film, a group of French women carry out top-secret missions to secure the success of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Louise Desfontaines, a spy for the British-backed Special Operations Executive, recruits women with specific talents to rescue a British geologist. Once they do, they turn toward Paris to assassinate a German officer who could thwart the invasion. ...
This historical television film, produced by the A&E Television Networks, focuses on Benedict Arnold (1740–1801), an American-born senior officer of the American Army, who commanded the American Legion in the later part of the American Revolutionary War (1775–83). Arnold, who first fought together with George Washington (1732–1799) and then changed sides, was after the conflict remembered...
Three Yale grads, class of 1954, join their respective countries' secret service. This series follows them for 40 years - through the outing of a British spy, the Hungarian revolution, the Bay of Pigs, the scent of moles, and the collapse of the USSR. Fictional characters - Yalies Jack McCauliffe, Leo Kritzky, and Yevgeny Tsipin and Jack's boss Harvey Torriti - rub shoulders with real figures...
This Oscar winning Best Live Action Short Film is a parody of the classic 1961 musical film West Side Story, which in turn is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The film follows the romance between the relatives of the owners of rival falafel restaurants, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, respectively named the "Kosher King" and the "Hummus Hut," in the West Bank.
An example of New German Cinema, this film offers a feminist perspective on the historical memory of Nazi Germany through the relationship between mother and child. Anna imagines her mother's life in three distinct stages of her marriage before, during, and after World War II. Lene's resilience, adaptation, and ambivalence mirror that of ordinary Germans, which prompted criticism of the film...
This independent, low-budget film explores the bonds of friendship among a diverse crew during World War II. A young South African pilot joins the Royal Air Force, working alongside other subjects of the United Kingdom. When their plane goes down in Germany, they work together to avoid capture and return home.
This movie, directed by Valeria Sarmiento, tells a story from the Peninsular campaign during the Napoleonic Wars. On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from the enemy, numerically superior, in order to...
An acting troupe must decide whether to maintain their ideals or work to survive during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Paulino and Carmela, a married couple, work on the Front entertaining the troops but accidently enter into territory controlled by the Nationalists. To avoid arrest or worse, they must denigrate Republican cause for entertainment value.
Cousin Angelica was a controversial film about the memory of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) from the Republican perspective. When his mother dies, aging bachelor Luis (Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez) travels to Segovia, Spain, in order to bury her alongside her family. While there, he stays in the very house where he spent the duration of the war, which inevitably brings back a flood of...
Offering parallels to today's wars, this story about the Philippine-American War explores how ideological conflict often terrorizes local people. When American soldiers arrive in a fictional village, its leader Rafael declares himself their friend. His brother, leader of the rebels, resents both Spanish and American imperial control. When American war aims change, Rafael must protect his...