THEME EXPLORATION

corruption of youth

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Urlatori alla sbarra
Urlatori alla sbarra
1960 · Lucio Fulci
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Cruel Intentions 2
Cruel Intentions 2
2000 · Roger Kumble
Naked Violence
Naked Violence
1969 · Fernando Di Leo
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'Salò' and 'Teorema' unflinchingly examine the moral and physical corruption of youth through transgressive imagery and philosophical inquiry.

 Alan Clarke United States

His debut 'Kids' and subsequent works document the raw, unglamorous corruption of adolescents through drugs, sex, and violence with unflinching realism.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' dissect how media, violence, and societal indifference corrupt and desensitize young people.