THEME EXPLORATION

patriarchal authority

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Insurgent
Insurgent
2015 · Robert Schwentke
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films deconstruct traditional hierarchies and male authority through intimate character studies of marginalized individuals navigating systems of control.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He subversively explores power dynamics and patriarchal structures through darkly absurdist narratives that expose the grotesque nature of authoritarian control.