World War II

  • Interviews

Transit: Christian Petzold Connects Past and Present Europe in His Refugee Drama

There is an incredible moment in Christian Petzold’s new film Transit where our hero Georg (played inscrutably by Franz Rogowski),…

5 years ago
  • Directing

How They Did It: The Director of Naples ’44 on Blending Adaptation, Documentary, and Fiction

Working on Naples ’44 was definitely one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced in my brief moviemaking career. When you…

6 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: The Producer of Destination Unknown Spent Over a Decade Collecting Interviews With Holocaust Survivors

Despite being clad in all-weather gear, I remained chilled to the bone on an early morning visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau back…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

Looking for the Silver Lining: Ferne Pearlstein’s The Last Laugh Takes Audiences on a Novel Journey to a Dark Time

In his memorable book The Life of Reason, philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who don’t remember history are bound to…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Failed Fatherland: Martin Zandvliet Disarms a Dark Passage in Denmark’s History in Oscar-Nominated Land of Mine

Describing a war film as "visually economical" goes against the expectation of grandeur associated with those stories. In the case…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Foreign Contenders: Cloak-And-Dagger Thriller The Age of Shadows Has Kim Jee-woon Channeling His Inner Patriot

MovieMaker's weekly series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for…

7 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: Voyagers Without Trace

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

9 years ago