THEME EXPLORATION

corrupting influence

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
Rose et Landry
Rose et Landry
1963 · Jean Rouch
Interview
Interview
1971 · Mrinal Sen
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
Goldman Sachs: The Bank That Runs the World
Goldman Sachs: The Bank That Runs the World
2012 · Jérôme Fritel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His Godfather trilogy is the definitive exploration of how power and greed systematically corrupt individuals and institutions from within.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through psychological character studies like 'Persona' and 'Cries and Whispers,' he dissects moral decay and the corruption of human relationships and identity.

 Wes Anderson United States

Films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Boogie Nights' meticulously chronicle how ambition and desire corrupt individuals within systems of capitalism and excess.