THEME EXPLORATION

directorial influence

24 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Short Plays
Short Plays
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Chappie
Chappie
2015 · Neill Blomkamp
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Christian Petzold
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
Aria
Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman
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
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
Jean Renoir, le Patron
Jean Renoir, le Patron
1966 · Jacques Rivette
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
My Journey Through French Cinema
My Journey Through French Cinema
2016 · Bertrand Tavernier
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Interview
Interview
1971 · Mrinal Sen
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 · Lars von Trier
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

Pioneered auteur theory and consistently explored cinema's self-referential nature through films about filmmaking and directors' creative struggles.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Established a distinctive visual and narrative language that profoundly shaped cinema globally, while exploring how directors impose meaning and perspective on stories.