Keyword: 1940s

Herod's Law

7.8

1999

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A naive man appointed as an acting mayor of a small town turns into a corrupt politician capable of anything to stay in power.

Black Rain

8

1989

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The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuses novel.

Jacquot

7.7

1991

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A boy growing up in Nantes during WW2 around his fathers mechanic workshop has a love for puppet shows and cinema and develops it into his own art. Jacques Demy, the artist at the end of his life, reflects on his childhood influences.

Lucie Aubrac

6.3

1997

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A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband, and the lengths she goes to to rescue her husband from prison on more than one occasion. Based on a true story Lucie Aubrac works as both history lesson and love story.

Dad's Army

7.2

1971

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The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.

In the Mood

6

1987

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A 14-year-old nicknamed the Woo Woo Kid, is a teenage casanova who has affairs and runs away to marry two older women, mothers themselves, fascinating the public and the media with his romantic prowess.

Saturday Fiction

6.6

2019

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Yu Jin is working undercover gathering intelligence for the Allies.

The Sign Painter

7.1

2020

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Follows the talented Ansis as he negotiates a national dictatorship in his pursuit of an art career.

School for Secrets

6.5

1946

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During World War II, on the eve of the Battle of Britain, British scientists develop the first radar systems to be employed against the German Luftwaffe.

The (Silent) War

5.5

2019

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A rebel revolutionary against Franquists dictatorship who turns deaf after a failed sabotage tries to escape from the military forces who prosecute him.

War of the Buttons

6.2

2011

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Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, whos Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of whats happening.

Paris Frills

6.2

1945

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Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friends fiancee. But, for the 1st time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.