THEME EXPLORATION

downfall and corruption

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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2002 · Paul Schrader
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
2015 · Cédric Klapisch
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Last Minute
The Last Minute
2002 · Stephen Norrington
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

The Godfather trilogy and The Conversation masterfully explore how power and wealth corrupt individuals and institutions from within.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively dissect moral decay, manipulation, and the destructive nature of desire in relationships and society.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

The Wrestler, Black Swan, and Requiem for a Dream depict psychological and physical deterioration caused by obsession and addiction.