THEME EXPLORATION

male conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Gus Van Sant
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
Die Bad
Die Bad
2000 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Four Letter Words
Four Letter Words
2000 · Sean Baker
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films such as 'Sanjuro' and 'Harakiri' deeply examine masculine pride, rivalry, and the tragic consequences of male conflict.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror and psychological thrillers like 'A History of Violence' and 'Eastern Promises' dissect male antagonism and toxic masculinity through disturbing physicality.