THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
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
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy and Scarface dissect the corrupting nature of power and ambition through meticulous character studies of men consumed by their pursuit.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films like Funny Games and The Seventh Continent examine power dynamics and control with unflinching psychological precision.