THEME EXPLORATION

moral conflict and betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997 · Sidney Lumet
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
Amigo
Amigo
2010 · John Sayles
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

He systematically examines moral corruption and the betrayal of human decency in modern society through unsettling narratives that force viewers to confront complicity and ethical failure.

 Wes Anderson USA

His ensemble works like 'Magnolia' and 'There Will Be Blood' dissect how ambition, desire, and self-deception lead characters to betray those closest to them and their own moral codes.