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artistic ethics

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films confront the moral contradictions of modern society and challenge artistic responsibility through provocative examinations of sexuality, religion, and social hypocrisy.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

He consistently interrogates the ethics of artistic representation itself, questioning whether depicting suffering creates complicity or catharsis through films that blur the line between provocation and exploitation.

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