THEME EXPLORATION

bureaucratic dysfunction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Noam Murro Israel

Visually inventive director who transforms mundane situations into stylized, darkly comic set pieces.

 Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Cuba

His masterpiece 'Memories of Underdevelopment' and 'The Last Supper' expose how bureaucratic ideology becomes embedded in daily life and consciousness.

 Jacques Tati France

His films, especially 'Playtime' and 'Mon Oncle,' use visual comedy to reveal how modern bureaucratic systems and spatial design alienate and dehumanize individuals.