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THEME EXPLORATION

morality and conscience

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
Jar City
Jar City
2007 · Baltasar Kormákur
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films relentlessly examine moral ambiguity, guilt, and the search for spiritual meaning through intimate psychological portraits.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

He explores conscience, redemption, and humanity's moral responsibility through metaphysical meditations on faith and sacrifice.

Sidney Lumet → United States

His work probes ethical dilemmas, institutional corruption, and individual moral courage in tense, morally complex scenarios.

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