THEME EXPLORATION

scandal and coverup

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Walker
The Walker
2007 · Paul Schrader
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
Strong
Strong
2026 · Dimbo Atiya
About an investigation
About an investigation
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1923 · Cecil B. DeMille
A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House
1973 · Joseph Losey
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
La Fleur du mal (The Flower of Evil
La Fleur du mal (The Flower of Evil
2003 · Claude Chabrol
Le mani sulla città
Le mani sulla città
1963 · Francesco Rosi
Les Roquevillard
Les Roquevillard
1922 · Julien Duvivier
Let Joy Reign Supreme
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · Bertrand Tavernier
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

Pakula's paranoid thriller trilogy—All the President's Men, The Parallax View, and Klute—defines the cinematic exploration of institutional corruption, conspiracy, and the dangerous machinery of coverups.

 Roman Polanski Poland/France

Polanski's Chinatown and other works obsessively probe hidden scandals, moral compromise, and the impossibility of uncovering truth when power structures are designed to conceal it.