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THEME EXPLORATION

corrupt power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Oklahoma Woman
The Oklahoma Woman
1956 · Roger Corman
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 · Sam Raimi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → United States

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' meticulously expose institutional corruption and the moral compromises forced upon individuals within systems of power.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His surreal and disturbing films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore how power corrupts relationships and morality in deeply unsettling ways.

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