THEME EXPLORATION

gender-based manipulation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
The Rooster
The Rooster
1981 · Lasse Hallström
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Her work explores power dynamics and gender manipulation through sensual cinematography that questions desire, control, and the male perspective in storytelling.