THEME EXPLORATION

aristocratic cruelty

18 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Une vieille maîtresse
Une vieille maîtresse
2007 · Catherine Breillat
Equus
Equus
1977 · Sidney Lumet
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Green and Pleasant Land
Green and Pleasant Land
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
1986 · Mauro Bolognini
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula
1943 · Robert Siodmak
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 · Stephen Herek
Cat Skin
Cat Skin
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
2012 · Joe Wright
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Barking Dogs Never Bite
2000 · Bong Joon-ho
Liebelei
Liebelei
1933 · Max Ophüls
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
1971 · Ted Kotcheff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films like 'The Leopard' and 'Senso' explore the moral decay and brutal indifference of aristocratic elites facing historical change.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

'Barry Lyndon' and 'Eyes Wide Shut' dissect aristocratic privilege, sexual manipulation, and the casual cruelty of the wealthy elite.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

'Salò' presents an extreme vision of aristocratic depravity and power's capacity for systematic dehumanization and sadism.