THEME EXPLORATION

Power struggle

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Male and Female
Male and Female
1919 · Cecil B. DeMille
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 · Shuji Terayama
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
The Power and the Glory (William K. Howard
The Power and the Glory (William K. Howard
1933 · Preston Sturges
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Takashi Miike
The Van
The Van
1996 · Stephen Frears
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique cinematically depicts class struggle and the dynamics of political power through visual conflict.

 Sofia Coppola United States

The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now explore power's corrupting influence through detailed examinations of hierarchical control and ambition.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Ran and Throne of Blood dramatize power struggles between ambitious figures with tragic psychological depth and visual mastery.