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THEME EXPLORATION

judgment and trial

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Saw III
Saw III
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
Westhampton
Westhampton
2026 · Christian Nilsson
A Beast At Bay
A Beast At Bay
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Vincente Minnelli
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
Golgotha
Golgotha
1935 · Julien Duvivier
La Vérité
La Vérité
1960 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Scandal
Scandal
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The Last Man to Hang
The Last Man to Hang
1956 · Terence Fisher
Kino-Pravda No. 2
Kino-Pravda No. 2
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Nymphomaniac
Nymphomaniac
2013 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick → United States

His films like 'Paths of Glory' and 'A Clockwork Orange' rigorously examine moral judgment, institutional authority, and the nature of justice through meticulous visual and narrative interrogation.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

His work obsessively explores judgment and social condemnation, particularly how individuals are tried and condemned by society's systems and prejudices, as seen in 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.'

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