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THEME EXPLORATION

corruption of idealism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
1961 · Ritwik Ghatak
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Frank Capra
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola → USA

The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now dissect how power systematically corrupts noble intentions and moral ideals.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like Salò and The Canterbury Tales expose how institutions systematically debase human values and corrupt the innocent.

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