THEME EXPLORATION

classroom discipline

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Nicholas Ray
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
Sanshiro Sugata/Judo Saga
1943 · Akira Kurosawa
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Wars
Wars
2021 · Nicolas Roy
French Cops Learning English
French Cops Learning English
1908 · Georges Méliès
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1986 · Zhang Yimou
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Kirk Jones
Drunken Master
Drunken Master
1978 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Leo
Leo
2023 · David Wachtenheim & Robert Marianetti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films like 'To Live' and 'Raise the Red Lantern' explore rigid social hierarchies and the oppressive enforcement of discipline within families and institutions.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' is a profound critique of classroom discipline and authoritarian education systems that crush childhood spirit.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films including 'Kes' powerfully examine how school discipline systems fail working-class students and perpetuate inequality.