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THEME EXPLORATION

professor and students

8 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A New Trick
A New Trick
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950 · Mikio Naruse
5 Against the House
5 Against the House
1955 · Phil Karlson
La Statue animée
La Statue animée
1903 · Georges Méliès
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2012 · Declan O'Brien
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
2009 · Todor Chapkanov
Body Count
Body Count
1986 · Ruggero Deodato
Killjoy 3
Killjoy 3
2010 · John Lechago
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut → France

Explored intellectual mentorship and the formative relationships between educators and pupils throughout his career, most notably in 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change.'

John Lee Hancock → United States

Examined power dynamics, education, and the transformative influence of charismatic teachers in films like 'School Daze' and 'Bamboozled.'

Rainer Werner Fassbinder → Germany

Deeply investigated complex relationships between authority figures and students, exploring desire, dependency, and intellectual awakening in works like 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.'

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