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THEME EXPLORATION

industrial power

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Three Installations
Three Installations
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
Kino-Pravda No. 2
Kino-Pravda No. 2
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang → Germany

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' is a defining vision of industrial civilization, exploring the power dynamics between workers and technological control in a dystopian metropolis.

Charlie Chaplin → United Kingdom

In 'Modern Times,' Chaplin critiques industrial dehumanization and the crushing power of factories through both comedy and social commentary.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' contemplate humanity's relationship with technological and industrial power, questioning progress and human ambition.

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