THEME EXPLORATION

control and freedom

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Crime Zone
Crime Zone
1988 · Luis Llosa
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Dimenticare Palermo
Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Hamnstad
Hamnstad
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
Tristana
Tristana
1970 · Luis Buñuel
Where the River Padma Flows
Where the River Padma Flows
1971 · Ritwik Ghatak
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory explores how editing controls perception and meaning, questioning the power dynamics between filmmaker and viewer.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

His films systematically deconstruct systems of control—from institutional hierarchies to totalitarian regimes—while examining individual agency against overwhelming forces.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary and narrative work celebrate personal autonomy and creative freedom while interrogating social constraints on marginalized individuals.