THEME EXPLORATION

independence and agency

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
1986 · Spike Lee
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 · Joss Whedon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class individuals struggling against systemic constraints to maintain dignity and autonomy in oppressive social structures.

 Agnès Varda France

Her cinema celebrates marginal figures and unconventional lives, exploring how people assert creative agency and self-determination outside mainstream society.