THEME EXPLORATION

social absurdity

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
1933 · George Cukor
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Larry Charles USA

Unfiltered mockumentary satire exposing societal contradictions through confrontational humor.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist films systematically dismantle social conventions and expose the absurdity underlying bourgeois rituals and institutional hypocrisy.

 Jacques Tati France

Through physical comedy and meticulous mise-en-scène, he reveals the mechanical absurdity of modern life, technology, and social conformity.