THEME EXPLORATION

persuasion through storytelling

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
2021 · Taichi Ishidate
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra Italy/USA

Mastered emotional storytelling to inspire collective belief in human goodness and democratic ideals through accessible narratives.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneered montage and visual persuasion techniques to shape viewer ideology and emotion through revolutionary cinematic language.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Uses hypnotic visual storytelling, color, and emotion to persuade audiences into accepting romantic longing and fatalistic worldviews.