THEME EXPLORATION

confinement and freedom

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · John Frankenheimer
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual confinement and the human yearning for transcendence and freedom through meditative, philosophical narratives.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work examines liberation from societal constraints and economic systems, portraying characters seeking freedom on their own terms.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He dissects psychological and social confinement, exposing how systems and violence entrap individuals while questioning moral freedom.