THEME EXPLORATION

bureaucratic obstruction

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Brazil
Brazil
1985 · Terry Gilliam
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Holy Lola
Holy Lola
2004 · Bertrand Tavernier
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
A Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
Kontroll
Kontroll
2003 · Nimród Antal
A Bad Summer
A Bad Summer
2025 · Hideo Jojo
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972 · Kinji Fukasaku
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein USSR

Films like 'October: Ten Days That Shook the World' depict the collision between revolutionary ideals and oppressive bureaucratic systems.

 Jacques Tati France

His comedies, especially 'Playtime' and 'Mon Oncle,' brilliantly satirize the absurdity and dehumanizing nature of modern bureaucratic structures.