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THEME EXPLORATION

breaking social conventions

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel → Spain

His surrealist films systematically dismantle bourgeois social norms and religious conventions through absurdist narratives and shocking imagery.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His provocative work challenges sexual, class, and religious taboos, deliberately confronting audiences with marginalized perspectives and forbidden desires.

David Lynch → United States

He deconstructs the facade of American normalcy by revealing darkness, perversity, and psychological chaos beneath suburban conventionality.

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