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THEME EXPLORATION

political power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique was explicitly designed to explore how political power shapes consciousness and collective action.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films interrogate political ideology, fascism, and power structures through provocative allegory and a fierce critique of both institutional and cultural dominance.

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