THEME EXPLORATION

social manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Born to be Bad
Born to be Bad
1950 · Nicholas Ray
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roger Kumble USA

Provocative examinations of teenage desire and social power dynamics with sharp wit.

 Walter Lang Germany

His expressionist masterpieces like 'Metropolis' and 'M' anatomize how power structures and propaganda manipulate masses through fear and social control.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Network' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' expose institutional manipulation and how media, bureaucracy, and public opinion are weaponized against individuals.