THEME EXPLORATION

institutional rebellion

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Zero de Conduite
Zero de Conduite
1933 · Jean Vigo
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1971 · Marco Bellocchio
The Sicilian
The Sicilian
1987 · Michael Cimino
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class protagonists challenging institutional systems and bureaucratic oppression through intimate social realism.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany

He explored how institutions of power—state, family, and social hierarchies—are resisted and perpetuated through complex psychological and political narratives.