THEME EXPLORATION

bureaucratic misunderstanding

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

Films like 'Red Desert' and 'L'Avventura' explore how modern bureaucratic systems and institutional frameworks alienate individuals and create existential misunderstandings.

 Terry Gilliam United Kingdom

His dystopian masterpiece 'Brazil' is a scathing critique of bureaucratic absurdity where administrative errors and institutional incompetence trap individuals in nightmarish systems.