THEME EXPLORATION

academic satire

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
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
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
2009 · Hong Sang-soo
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
Sincerity
Sincerity
1939 · Mikio Naruse
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols United States

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Wit' masterfully satirize academic pretension and institutional absurdity through sharp dialogue and social critique.

 Wes Anderson United Kingdom

His iconic film 'If....' uses the boarding school setting as a metaphor to savagely satirize rigid academic hierarchies and authoritarian institutions.