THEME EXPLORATION

human-puppet relationships

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Ohan
Ohan
1984 · Kon Ichikawa
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tadeo Pestaña Caro France

Their surrealist films like 'Delicatessen' and 'The City of Lost Children' present protagonists as emotionally or physically puppeted by grotesque systems and manipulative forces.

 Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His dystopian works repeatedly depict characters as helpless puppets caught in dehumanizing bureaucratic and technological systems that strip away their agency.