THEME EXPLORATION

female oppression

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1985 · Steven Spielberg
The Circle
The Circle
2000 · Jafar Panahi
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate female agency and critique societal limitations on women while documenting their resilience and resistance across generations.