THEME EXPLORATION

paternal desperation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' explore moral desperation and familial dysfunction with unflinching intensity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Lobster' probe paternal anxiety and desperate family dynamics through surreal, unsettling narratives.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentary and narrative films, including 'Grizzly Man' and 'Stroszek,' capture human desperation and the breakdown of paternal bonds in extreme circumstances.