Top Results for “Frances Flaherty”
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Army of Crime

War · Based on True Story · Period Drama

In Robert Guédiguian’s taut, internationally acclaimed thriller, set during the French Resistance, Armenian poet Missak Manouchian (Simon Abkarian) and his French wife (Virginie Ledoyen) lead a ragtag assortment of volunteers — Jews, Poles, Hungarians, Italians, Spaniards and Arme…

Korkoro

War · Drama · World Cinema

In this passionate WWII drama, a tightly-knit family of Gypsies journeys through occupied France, trying to avoid the violent Vichy patrols. Directed with wit and vigor by Tony Gatlif (Latcho Drom), Korkoro unearths the hidden story of the Romany people's joys and struggles during the war.

Peshmerga

War · Documentary · World Cinema

Bernard-Henri Lévy travelled to the front lines of ISIS, seeking first-hand understanding of the ongoing conflict.

The Sorrow and the Pity

History · War · Documentary

What did French people of do during WW II? Marcel Ophüls' Oscar-nominated documentary shattered the myth of an undivided and universally resistant France under the Vichy government.

The Sun

War · Historic Drama · World Cinema

The final portrait in a series on the lives of dictators by Alexander Sokurov, THE SUN is a re-imagining of Emperor Hirohito's final days in power during the waning days of WWII. Hirohito wanders through his palace in a child-like state of denial. But reality soon intrudes as American soldiers overr…

Tommy Guns

War · Drama

This Locarno award-winner has elicited comparisons to the work of Claire Denis, Miguel Gomes, and even M. Night Shyamalan. What starts out as a portrait of the final days of Portuguese colonial rule in Angola playfully swerves from art house drama to war film to zombie flick to escape thriller with …

The Troubles We've Seen

History · War · Documentary

One of the most important films of director Marcel Ophüls' career, THE TROUBLES WE'VE SEEN explores the ethical challenges of war commentary, interlacing footage of 1993 Sarajevo with caustic references to Hollywood depictions of war.