THEME EXPLORATION

communication and confrontation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018 · John Krasinski
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Matt Reeves
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films depict the confrontation between working-class individuals and institutional systems through intimate, documentary-style communication.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His lengthy takes and minimal editing force viewers to witness raw, uncomfortable confrontations and miscommunications between characters in morally complex situations.

 Denis Villeneuve France

Her films explore communication breakdowns and violent confrontations between characters across cultural and emotional divides through poetic, sensory filmmaking.