THEME EXPLORATION

presidential power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · J. Lee Thompson
The Best Man
The Best Man
1964 · Franklin J. Schaffner
Bad President - All My Sh*t
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone USA

His films like *JFK*, *Nixon*, and *W.* directly interrogate presidential decision-making, power, and corruption through dramatic cinema.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films examine institutional power structures and political authority with psychological depth, exploring how power corrupts and controls individuals within state systems.