THEME EXPLORATION

gender role reversal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Mulan
Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

She consistently challenges conventional gender dynamics and male-gaze cinematography, exploring power, desire, and agency in complex ways.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His work celebrates female strength and agency while deconstructing traditional masculine and feminine roles through vibrant, genre-bending narratives.