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THEME EXPLORATION

personal morality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films obsessively examine individual conscience, guilt, and the struggle between faith and doubt in deeply personal moral crises.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

He explores the weight of personal choices and spiritual responsibility through meditative, introspective narratives that challenge viewers' own moral frameworks.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His provocative films confront viewers with uncomfortable moral questions about complicity, violence, and the gap between societal rules and individual ethics.

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