THEME EXPLORATION

masculinity in crisis

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
City Slickers
City Slickers
1991 · Ron Underwood
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Mann USA

Meticulous crime dramas exploring the psychology of obsessed men navigating moral ambiguity.

 Robert De Niro USA

Explores the psychological depths of flawed men navigating moral compromise in corrupt urban landscapes.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He systematically dismantles conventional masculinity through absurdist narratives that expose male fragility, desire, and the arbitrary nature of gender performance.