THEME EXPLORATION

party conventions

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Hangover
The Hangover
2009 · Todd Phillips
The Anthem
The Anthem
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
Jealousy and the Man
Jealousy and the Man
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Madam Satan
Madam Satan
1930 · Cecil B. DeMille
Project X
Project X
2012 · Nima Nourizadeh
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · Luis Buñuel
Vent d’est
Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His films like 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' and 'It's a Wonderful Life' explore the tension between individual integrity and political party machinery.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Network' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' critique institutional conventions including political systems and expose their moral compromises.