THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and rivalry

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Dorothy Arzner
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 · Frank Borzage
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953 · Vincente Minnelli
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
Aar Paar
Aar Paar
1954 · Guru Dutt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His films like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment explore the corrosive effects of ambition and professional rivalry in Hollywood and corporate America.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His visceral psychological dramas like Black Swan and The Wrestler depict characters consumed by obsessive ambition and internal rivalry with themselves.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics and dramas such as Rashomon and Throne of Blood examine ambition, power struggles, and the destructive nature of rivalry.