THEME EXPLORATION

quest for power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
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
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now are definitive explorations of how power corrupts individuals and institutions through ambition and moral compromise.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Throne of Blood and Ran present Shakespeare's power-hungry protagonists in feudal contexts, examining how the pursuit of dominance inevitably leads to tragedy and self-destruction.