Title Creator Date Era City Country Emotional Sum (Sense of Life or emotional World View) Theme
Rembrandt Director: Korda Alexander 1936 pre-1910 Life is hard as an independent spirit, and wealth will elude you, but you will be happy, after a fashion.
Tell No One (aka Ne le dis à personne) Director: Canet, Guillaume 2006 1991-2010 Life is sad, and controlled by mysterious corruption.
Enemy Below, The Director: Powell, Dick 1957 1951-1970 War is deadly and destructive for all parties.
American President Director: Reiner, Rob 1995 1991-2010 Romance is fun, funny and important.
Monster, The Director: Benigni, Roberto 1994 1991-2010 Just laughter and more of the same.
Brief Encounter Screenwriter: Coward, Noel 1945 1931-1950 United Kingdom Passionate love. Tragic choices.

High romance is possible. Such love is unlikely to survive.
This film manages to embrace two contradictory themes, leading to a major bittersweet outcome.