war &mdash; settima https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:war @settima@mograph.social Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:52:12 +0200 Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-c3wt <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932)/div div class="month" Aug/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 15/div div class="occasion" 1927/div div class="img" Shanghai Express (1932).png)/div div class="caption" An elderly lady complains from her train compartment to a newspaper salesman on the platform: "This magazine you sold me says August 15, 1927". DPs: Lee Garmes & James Wong Howe./div div class="txt" Takes place between August 15 and August 19, 1927 "We know what year it is, don't we?" ### – Mrs. Haggerty speaking to her dog /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #August #JosefVonSternberg #MarleneDietrich #CliveBrook #AnnaMayWong #WarnerOland #EugenePallette #KarlHajos #WFrankeHarling #RudolphGKopp #JohnLeipold #LeeGarmes #JamesWongHowe #war #drama #romance #FilmNoir #USA #1930s ★★★☆☆/div /section ]]>

Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932)

Aug

15

1927

Shanghai Express (1932)

An elderly lady complains from her train compartment to a newspaper salesman on the platform: “This magazine you sold me says August 15, 1927”. DPs: Lee Garmes & James Wong Howe.

Takes place between August 15 and August 19, 1927

“We know what year it is, don't we?”

– Mrs. Haggerty speaking to her dog

#FilmDuJour #August #JosefVonSternberg #MarleneDietrich #CliveBrook #AnnaMayWong #WarnerOland #EugenePallette #KarlHajos #WFrankeHarling #RudolphGKopp #JohnLeipold #LeeGarmes #JamesWongHowe #war #drama #romance #FilmNoir #USA #1930s ★★★☆☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-c3wt Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200 Estate violenta [Violent Summer] (Valerio Zurlini, 1959) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-69fh <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Estate violenta [Violent Summer] (Valerio Zurlini, 1959)/div div class="month" Jul/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="occasion" 1943/div div class="img" Estate violenta (1959)/div div class="caption" A large radio on a small pedestal. A perpetual wall calendar next to it reads DOMENICA 25 LUGLIO. DP: Tino Santoni./div div class="txt" &nbsp; /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #July #ValerioZurlini #EleonoraRossiDrago #JeanLouisTrintignant #LillaBrignone #RafMattioli #FedericaRanchi #CathiaCaro #MarioNascimbene #TinoSantoni #drama #melodrama #WW2 #romance #war #Rimini #Italy #France #1950s ★★★★☆ ♥︎/div /section ]]>

Estate violenta [Violent Summer] (Valerio Zurlini, 1959)

Jul

25

1943

Estate violenta (1959)

A large radio on a small pedestal. A perpetual wall calendar next to it reads DOMENICA 25 LUGLIO. DP: Tino Santoni.

 

#FilmDuJour #July #ValerioZurlini #EleonoraRossiDrago #JeanLouisTrintignant #LillaBrignone #RafMattioli #FedericaRanchi #CathiaCaro #MarioNascimbene #TinoSantoni #drama #melodrama #WW2 #romance #war #Rimini #Italy #France #1950s ★★★★☆ ♥︎

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-69fh Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Maratón [The Marathon] (Ivo Novák, 1968) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-0f30 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Maratón [The Marathon] (Ivo Novák, 1968)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 5/div div class="occasion" 1945/div div class="img" Maratón (1968)/div div class="caption" Karla (Jana Brejchová) and Ruda (Jaromír Hanzlík). DP: Václav Hanuš./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #IvoNovák #JaromírHanzlík #JanaBrejchová #VladimírMenšík #KarelHöger #ZdeněkŠtěpánek #ZdeněkLiška #VáclavHanuš #comedy #drama #war #Czechoslovakia #1960s/div /section ]]>

Maratón [The Marathon] (Ivo Novák, 1968)

May

5

1945

Maratón (1968)

Karla (Jana Brejchová) and Ruda (Jaromír Hanzlík). DP: Václav Hanuš.

#FilmDuJour #May #IvoNovák #JaromírHanzlík #JanaBrejchová #VladimírMenšík #KarelHöger #ZdeněkŠtěpánek #ZdeněkLiška #VáclavHanuš #comedy #drama #war #Czechoslovakia #1960s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-0f30 Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-74jy <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)/div div class="month" May/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 3/div div class="occasion" 1808/div div class="img" Goya 3 de mayo (2021)/div div class="caption" Saura's reconstruction of Goya's anti-war painting El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (1814). DP: Sergio De Uña./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #May #CarlosSaura #FranciscoGoya #ÁlvaroDePaz #AlfonsoGAguilar #SergioDeUña #art #FineArt #documentary #war #TVMovie #ShortFilm #Spain #2020s/div /section ]]>

Goya 3 de mayo [Goya, May 3rd] (Carlos Saura, 2021)

May

3

1808

Goya 3 de mayo (2021)

Saura's reconstruction of Goya's anti-war painting El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid (1814). DP: Sergio De Uña.

#FilmDuJour #May #CarlosSaura #FranciscoGoya #ÁlvaroDePaz #AlfonsoGAguilar #SergioDeUña #art #FineArt #documentary #war #TVMovie #ShortFilm #Spain #2020s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-74jy Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-5fvp <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte [Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet] (Alexander Kluge, 1969)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 27/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte (1969)/div div class="caption" One of many many handmade, overly complicated title cards. The date is May/June 42. DPs: Dietrich Lohmann, Thomas Mauch & Alfred Tichawsky./div div class="txt" And November 9, January 14, and January 21. /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #AlexanderKluge #AlfredEdel #DietrichLohmann #ThomasMauch #AlfredTichawsky #SciFi #war #satire #TVMovie #WestGermany #1960s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte [Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet] (Alexander Kluge, 1969)

Apr

27

Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte (1969)

One of many many handmade, overly complicated title cards. The date is May/June 42. DPs: Dietrich Lohmann, Thomas Mauch & Alfred Tichawsky.

And November 9, January 14, and January 21.

#FilmDuJour #April #AlexanderKluge #AlfredEdel #DietrichLohmann #ThomasMauch #AlfredTichawsky #SciFi #war #satire #TVMovie #WestGermany #1960s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-5fvp Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-r1tq <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 16/div div class="occasion" 1746/div div class="img" Culloden (1964)/div div class="caption" One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush./div div class="txt" "Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13." ### – narrator /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #PeterWatkins #JohnPrebble #DickBush #BookAdaptation #CinémaVérité #DocuDrama #documentary #war #TVMovie #drama #history #Culloden #UK #1960s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)

Apr

16

1746

Culloden (1964)

One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush.

“Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13.”

– narrator

#FilmDuJour #April #PeterWatkins #JohnPrebble #DickBush #BookAdaptation #CinémaVérité #DocuDrama #documentary #war #TVMovie #drama #history #Culloden #UK #1960s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-r1tq Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Ко то тамо пева? https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-fmjc <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Ко то тамо пева? [Ko to tamo peva / Who's Singin' Over There?] (Slobodan Šijan, 1980)/div div class="month" Apr/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 5/div div class="occasion" 1941/div div class="img" Ко то тамо пева? (1980)/div div class="caption" A singing man plays the accordion, accompanied by a child smoking a cigarette. DP: Božidar 'Bota' Nikolić./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #April #SlobodanŠijan #PavleVuisić #Vojislav Kostić #BožidarBotaNikolić #drama #comedy #war #WW2 #Yugoslavia #1980s/div /section ]]>

Ко то тамо пева? [Ko to tamo peva / Who's Singin' Over There?] (Slobodan Šijan, 1980)

Apr

5

1941

Ко то тамо пева? (1980)

A singing man plays the accordion, accompanied by a child smoking a cigarette. DP: Božidar 'Bota' Nikolić.

#FilmDuJour #April #SlobodanŠijan #PavleVuisić #Vojislav Kostić #BožidarBotaNikolić #drama #comedy #war #WW2 #Yugoslavia #1980s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-fmjc Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g31n <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984)/div div class="month" Mar/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 5/div div class="occasion" Sat/div div class="img" Threads (1984).jpg)/div div class="caption" A caption superimosed over the city of Sheffield: SHEFFIELD SATURDAY MARCH 5TH. DPs: Andrew Dunn & Paul Morris./div div class="txt" "In an urban society, everything connects. Each person's needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make society strong also make it vulnerable." ### – Narrator /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #March #MickJackson #KarenMeagher #ReeceDinsdale #DavidBrierly #RitaMay #NicholasLane #JaneHazlegrove #AndrewDunn #PaulMorris #TVMovie #drama #war #Sheffield #UK #Australia #1980s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984)

Mar

5

Sat

Threads (1984)

A caption superimosed over the city of Sheffield: SHEFFIELD SATURDAY MARCH 5TH. DPs: Andrew Dunn & Paul Morris.

“In an urban society, everything connects. Each person's needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make society strong also make it vulnerable.”

– Narrator

#FilmDuJour #March #MickJackson #KarenMeagher #ReeceDinsdale #DavidBrierly #RitaMay #NicholasLane #JaneHazlegrove #AndrewDunn #PaulMorris #TVMovie #drama #war #Sheffield #UK #Australia #1980s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g31n Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-66h4 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)/div div class="month" Dec/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 21/div div class="occasion" winter solstice/div div class="img" Die Blechtrommel (1979).jpg)/div div class="caption" Little Oskar with his tin drum. DP: Igor Luther./div div class="txt" Something short for winter solstice. "He's growing! Look! See how he's growing! I have seen the Lord! The Lord! The Lord!" ### – Schugger-Leo On the eve of World War 2, little Oskar – just three years old – decides he doesn't want to grow anymore. /div div class="tags" ##### #Bales2025FilmChallenge #WinterSolstice #solstice #VolkerSchlöndorff #GünterGrass #MarioAdorf #AngelaWinkler #DavidBennent #KatharinaThalbach #DanielOlbrychski #CharlesAznavour #ErnstJacobi #JeanClaudeCarrière #MauriceJarre #FriedrichMeyer #IgorLuther #drama #history #war #WW2 #Christmas #BookAdaptation #WestGermany #France #Poland #1970s/div /section ]]>

Die Blechtrommel [The Tin Drum] (Volker Schlöndorff, 1979)

Dec

21

winter solstice

Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Little Oskar with his tin drum. DP: Igor Luther.

Something short for winter solstice.

“He's growing! Look! See how he's growing! I have seen the Lord! The Lord! The Lord!”

– Schugger-Leo

On the eve of World War 2, little Oskar – just three years old – decides he doesn't want to grow anymore.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #WinterSolstice #solstice #VolkerSchlöndorff #GünterGrass #MarioAdorf #AngelaWinkler #DavidBennent #KatharinaThalbach #DanielOlbrychski #CharlesAznavour #ErnstJacobi #JeanClaudeCarrière #MauriceJarre #FriedrichMeyer #IgorLuther #drama #history #war #WW2 #Christmas #BookAdaptation #WestGermany #France #Poland #1970s

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-66h4 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:15:00 +0100 Hanoi, martes 13 [Hanoi, Tuesday 13th] (Santiago Álvarez, 1968) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/hanoi-martes-13-1968 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Hanoi, martes 13 [Hanoi, Tuesday 13th] (Santiago Álvarez, 1968)/div div class="month" Dec/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 13/div div class="occasion" Tue/div div class="img" Hanoi, martes 13 (1968)/div div class="caption" A collage image of President Lyndon B. Johnson. His face is a hole and footage of a military burial service can be seen. DP: Iván Nápoles./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #December #SantiagoÁlvarez #LeoBrouwer #IvánNápoles #documentary #animation #war #ColdWar #VietnamWar #propaganda #Cuba #1960s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Hanoi, martes 13 [Hanoi, Tuesday 13th] (Santiago Álvarez, 1968)

Dec

13

Tue

Hanoi, martes 13 (1968)

A collage image of President Lyndon B. Johnson. His face is a hole and footage of a military burial service can be seen. DP: Iván Nápoles.

#FilmDuJour #December #SantiagoÁlvarez #LeoBrouwer #IvánNápoles #documentary #animation #war #ColdWar #VietnamWar #propaganda #Cuba #1960s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/hanoi-martes-13-1968 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100