THEME EXPLORATION

academic establishment

20 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Accident
Accident
1967 · Joseph Losey
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
2009 · Hong Sang-soo
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978 · Jean Rouch
Sincerity
Sincerity
1939 · Mikio Naruse
21
21
2008 · Robert Luketic
Amic/Amat
Amic/Amat
1999 · Ventura Pons
I Flunked, But…
I Flunked, But…
1930 · Yasujiro Ozu
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012 · Vince Marcello
Anatomy
Anatomy
2000 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Brain Drain
Brain Drain
2009 · Fernando González Molina
Italian Sex
Italian Sex
1974 · Fernando Di Leo
Kung Fu Yoga
Kung Fu Yoga
2017 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
The Lost King
The Lost King
2022 · Stephen Frears
Taya
Taya
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
1994 · Tinto Brass
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United Kingdom

His film 'If....' is a surrealist critique of the rigid British public school system and institutional authority.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Explored institutional power dynamics and social hierarchies through works examining control, obedience, and the reproduction of systems of domination.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' intimately examine childhood within educational institutions and their psychological impact.