THEME EXPLORATION

consent and coercion

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Experiment in Terror
Experiment in Terror
1962 · Blake Edwards
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Terence Fisher
Hard Fists
Hard Fists
1927 · William Wyler
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
Party Girl
Party Girl
1958 · Nicholas Ray
Horseplay
Horseplay
2022 · Marco Berger
Comrade X
Comrade X
1940 · King Vidor
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lars von Trier Denmark

His films rigorously interrogate power dynamics, coercion, and the dissolution of consent through psychologically intense narratives.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He systematically explores how coercion operates in everyday life and forces viewers to confront complicity in witnessing violations of autonomy.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His transgressive work directly confronts social power structures, sexual coercion, and the vulnerability of marginalized bodies within oppressive systems.