THEME EXPLORATION

artistic ambition versus political conscience

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La La Land
La La Land
2016 · Damien Chazelle
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films wrestle with the artist's spiritual and philosophical mission against state ideology and censorship, most explicitly in Mirror and Stalker.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films challenged both fascism and bourgeois society, constantly balancing aesthetic innovation with fierce political commitment, ultimately at great personal cost.