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THEME EXPLORATION

personal freedom versus professional obligation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Chand Mera Dil
Chand Mera Dil
2026 · Vivek Soni
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' relentlessly interrogate the tension between personal desires and existential/professional duties through intimate psychological conflict.

François Truffaut → France

Works such as 'Jules and Jim' and 'The 400 Blows' explore the struggle between individual freedom and social/professional constraints with poetic humanism.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films including 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine how personal relationships and individual autonomy conflict with societal expectations and institutional responsibility.

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