THEME EXPLORATION

man versus authority

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
1988 · Robert Altman
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Elmer’s Candid Camera
Elmer’s Candid Camera
1940 · Chuck Jones
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run
1967 · Don Siegel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin depict the clash between individual/collective will and oppressive state power.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like Kes and I, Daniel Blake chronicle ordinary people's struggles against bureaucratic and institutional authority.