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THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in financial institutions

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Cassandra’s Dream
Cassandra’s Dream
2007 · Woody Allen
Egoism
Egoism
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Margin Call
Margin Call
2011 · J.C. Chandor
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Crown v. Stevens
Crown v. Stevens
1936 · Michael Powell
Overheard
Overheard
2009 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Sister Death
Sister Death
2023 · Paco Plaza
Stavisky...
Stavisky...
1974 · Alain Resnais
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino' meticulously expose the moral decay and systemic corruption within financial and institutional power structures.

Fernando Meirelles → Brazil

Through works like 'City of God' and 'Blindness,' he examines how corruption infiltrates institutions and destroys social order from within.

Sidney Lumet → USA

His films including 'Network' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' are incisive critiques of institutional betrayal and the corruption embedded in American financial and bureaucratic systems.

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