THEME EXPLORATION

cautionary tale

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · and Conrad Vernon & Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · David Hand & Wilfred Jackson
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Sam Fell
Cinderella's Revenge
Cinderella's Revenge
2024 · Andy Edwards
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2007 · Yim Pil-sung
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
2007 · Robert Eggers
Mr. Balls
Mr. Balls
2005 · Fede Álvarez
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
2026 · Igor Voloshin
Yu Pui Tsuen II
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Ho Fan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His films like 'Metropolis' and 'M' are foundational cautionary tales about power, technology, and societal collapse.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

His dystopian masterworks 'A Clockwork Orange,' '2001: A Space Odyssey,' and 'Dr. Strangelove' systematically deconstruct human folly and institutional corruption.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His penetrating examination of fascism, desire, and social decay in films like 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' exposes how ordinary people become complicit in systemic destruction.