THEME EXPLORATION

authority vs. rebellion

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Zero de Conduite
Zero de Conduite
1933 · Jean Vigo
Uomini contro
Uomini contro
1970 · Francesco Rosi
Home Folks
Home Folks
1912 · D.W. Griffith
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Animal House
Animal House
1978 · John Landis
High School
High School
2010 · John Stalberg Jr.
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly depict organized rebellion against authority through montage sequences that celebrate collective uprising.

 François Truffaut France

Works like The 400 Blows and Stolen Kisses explore youthful rebellion against oppressive institutions—family, school, and society—with nuanced sympathy for nonconformity.