THEME EXPLORATION

everyday life under totalitarianism

41 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paterson
Paterson
2016 · Jim Jarmusch
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain
1956 · Mikio Naruse
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana
2012 · Gaspar Noé & Julio Medem
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Place de la République
Place de la République
1974 · Louis Malle
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
1999 · Stephen Hopkins
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia

His films depict the suffocating mundanity and moral decay of contemporary Russian life under state control, exploring how totalitarianism seeps into private relationships and everyday choices.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His lengthy, unflinching takes document the texture of daily life under Ceaușescu's communist regime and its psychological aftermath, revealing how totalitarianism corrodes human relationships and communication.