THEME EXPLORATION

Rise to Power

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Vincente Minnelli
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

The 'Godfather' trilogy is the definitive exploration of power consolidation, succession, and the moral costs of ascending within criminal hierarchies.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' visually chronicle the rise of political movements and masses seizing power through collective action.