THEME EXPLORATION

ambition vs. integrity

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
People with Wings
People with Wings
1960 · Konrad Wolf
Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous
1981 · George Cukor
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 · King Vidor
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948 · Frank Capra
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Network' and 'Serpico' unflinchingly examine how ambition corrupts institutions and individuals who refuse to compromise their principles.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His films like 'A Separation' and 'The Salesman' brilliantly depict ordinary people caught between personal ambitions and moral obligations, revealing the gray zones of integrity.