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THEME EXPLORATION

communication and confrontation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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 persistently expose class conflict and social confrontation through intimate human communication, revealing how power structures obstruct dialogue.

Hong Sang-soo → South Korea

His work dissects miscommunication and social confrontation through repetitive structures, showing how people fail to truly understand one another despite constant dialogue.

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