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THEME EXPLORATION

Mass Gathering

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Rennsymphonie
Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Don's Party
Don's Party
1976 · Bruce Beresford
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Happy Dinosaur's Album
Happy Dinosaur's Album
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death
1988 · J. Lee Thompson
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique in films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' captured the power and dynamics of collective human movement and political mass gatherings.

Walter Lang → Germany

His epic works 'Metropolis' and 'M' explored mass society, crowd psychology, and the individual within vast urban populations through visually striking compositions.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

Films like 'Parasite' and 'Okja' dissect class consciousness and collective behavior in modern society, examining how masses respond to systemic inequality and shared crises.

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