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THEME EXPLORATION

moral conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille → USA

Epic-scale historical and biblical narratives told through lavish visual spectacle and moral confrontation.

Susanne Bier → Denmark

Intimate character studies that unfold moral complexities within fractured families and communities.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His austere cinema consistently confronts viewers with unbearable moral choices and ethical ambiguities, as seen in 'Funny Games' and 'Amour,' forcing examination of complicity and suffering.

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