THEME EXPLORATION

coercion and manipulation

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
2020 · Hideo Jojo
A Woman's Hole
A Woman's Hole
2014 · Kōta Yoshida
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films systematically deconstruct systems of control, from institutional manipulation in *A Clockwork Orange* to psychological coercion in *The Shining*, exploring how power operates through cinema itself.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His prolific work obsessively examines emotional manipulation and power dynamics within relationships, using melodrama to expose how individuals are trapped by social structures and desire.