THEME EXPLORATION

leadership corruption

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
1973 · Francesco Rosi
The Last Hurrah, The
The Last Hurrah, The
1958 · John Ford
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Anthony Mann
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films critique power structures and leadership through montage, exploring how authority corrupts in works like 'Battleship Potemkin'.

 Sofia Coppola United States

'The Godfather' trilogy and 'Apocalypse Now' profoundly examine how absolute power corrupts individuals and institutions from within.