THEME EXPLORATION

protection and control

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eliminators
Eliminators
2016 · James Nunn
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films obsessively examine surveillance systems, institutional control, and the psychological manipulation of individuals within oppressive structures.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His work relentlessly interrogates media control, societal violence, and the mechanisms by which institutions and systems dominate and constrain human behavior.