THEME EXPLORATION

brothers in conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films explore fractured family dynamics and sibling relationships with darkly absurdist tension, as seen in 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines familial bonds and brotherly conflict with profound emotional depth in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister'.

 Ethan Coen United States

As brothers themselves, the Coen Brothers frequently explore sibling rivalry and conflict in their narratives, most notably in 'Blood Simple' and 'No Country for Old Men'.