THEME EXPLORATION

village conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
1952 · Julien Duvivier
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films authentically capture class tensions and community conflicts within working-class villages and rural communities.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores interpersonal and familial conflicts within tight-knit communities, examining how secrets and moral dilemmas fracture village bonds.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films depict absurd and darkly comedic conflicts that arise from insular village societies and their bizarre power dynamics.