Boy in striped pyjamas

The movie Boy in Striped Pyjamas, directed by Mark Herman, takes place during the Second World War. It is based on a novel of the same name by Irish writer John Boyne. The film features Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Asa Butterfield, and Jack Scanlon. This Holocaust drama depicts life in a concentration camp through the eyes of two 8-year-old children, which adds an intriguing element. One of the children is the son of a German commandant, while the other is the son of an inmate. Despite the hatred prevalent during that time, the two form an unlikely friendship that defies all logic.

 The pianist

The struggle of a pianist during the Second World War is visualized in a Polish film directed by veteran filmmaker Roman Polanski. The film is based on the autobiography "The Pianist," a memoir by Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman. It received critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Additionally, it was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes festival that year. The director, who lost both of his parents during the war, showcases a remarkable display of human emotions in this film.

 Life is beautiful

The 1997 classic Italian film was directed by and starred Roberto Benigni. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film. The film tells the story of Guido Orefice, a Jewish bookkeeper, who has a beautiful wife, Dora, and son, Giosue. When the Second World War breaks out, the entire family is taken to a concentration camp. In order to protect his son, Guido hides the true situation from him and tells him that they are playing a game where they must complete certain tasks. The movie explores themes of love, sacrifice, and care.

Schindler’s list

Schindler's List, as you all know, is a film directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie was based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Australian author Thomas Keneally. It tells the story of Oskar Schindler, who saved numerous Jews by employing them in his company during World War II. Considered one of the greatest Hollywood films ever made, it won seven Academy Awards out of the 12 it was nominated for, including Best Director. As the Germans sent Polish Jews to the Krakow Ghetto, Schindler, a friend of the Nazi Party, arrived in the same area hoping to profit. Despite his affiliation, he hired many Jewish workers in his factory and saved them from being sent to concentration camps.

Enemy at the gates

"Enemy at the Gates" is a film that depicts the Battle of Stalingrad, a brutal conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Directed and written by Jean-Jacques Annaud, the movie follows Vasili Zetsev, a former shepherd from the Ural Mountains who joins the Red Army and uses his skills to outsmart the enemy. Despite receiving criticism in Germany and Russia for its portrayal of war and historical simplification, the film is worth watching for its themes of courage, camaraderie, and bravery. Jude Law and Joseph Fiennes play key roles in the movie.

Pearl Harbour

What happens when romantic relationship happens mid war? Watch Pearl Harbour to find out. The movie directed by Michael Bay and written by Randall Wallace won four academy awards. Danny and Rafe are two good friends who both grows up to be first lieutenants. Rafe is in love with Evelyn a nurse working with the army. He leaves to join the Eagle Squadron while Evelyn and Danny are shifted with fellow soldiers to Pearl Harbour. Rafe is shot down over the English Channel and is thought to be dead. While Danny and Evelyn develops a romantic relationship. He helps her to get over the presumable death of Rafe. However, it turns out that Rafe isn’t dead and Pearl Harbour attack happens around the same time. Watch to know what happens with the complicated love triangle.

Saving Private Ryan

Another Spielberg film on World War II, Saving Private Ryan has always managed to top the list of War movies. The 1998 movie starred Tom Hanks and Edward Burns. The movie is set in the backdrops of Normandy Invasion. The movie speaks about the suffering of American soldiers during the Normandy invasion. They are grieved seriously from their fight against the German army. Subsequently, the body of a dead soldier lying face down on the beach, with “S. Ryan” stencilled on the back of his pack, is found.

Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C, at the U.S. War Department, General George Marshall is informed that three of the four brothers of the Ryan family were killed in action and that their mother is to receive all three telegrams on the same day. He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan, is a paratrooper and is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. Marshall, after reading Abraham Lincoln’s Bixby letter, orders that Ryan must be found and sent home immediately.

  Inglorious Basterds

The film "Inglorious Basterds" is an American-German production directed by Quentin Tarantino and featuring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, and Mélanie Laurent. It received eight academy award nominations. The story revolves around a fictional alternate history where two plots are devised to assassinate the political leaders of Nazi Germany. Despite the script being completed in 1998, the film was not released until 2009. It premiered at the 62nd Cannes film festival.