THEME EXPLORATION

bureaucratic anxiety

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Kafka Czech Republic

His literary works like 'The Trial' and 'The Castle' are foundational explorations of individuals crushed by incomprehensible bureaucratic systems and authority.

 Terry Gilliam United Kingdom/United States

His film 'Brazil' (1985) is a darkly comic dystopian masterpiece about an individual's futile struggle against an all-consuming, irrational bureaucratic state.