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THEME EXPLORATION

masculinity and domestic tyranny

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Bleeder
Bleeder
1999 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster → United States

Explores toxic masculinity and domestic power imbalances through psychological horror, particularly in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' where male dominance and control within relationships create profound suffering.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

Examines authoritarian male figures and distorted domestic hierarchies in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite,' where patriarchal control breeds dysfunction and violence.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

Consistently interrogates masculine aggression, domination, and the destruction of domestic spaces in works like 'Antichrist' and 'Dancer in the Dark,' where male tyranny is central to human tragedy.

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