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THEME EXPLORATION

harassment and pranks

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Caché
Caché
2005 · Michael Haneke
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Trouble With Angels
The Trouble With Angels
1966 · Ida Lupino
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
1972 · Lucio Fulci
La Colle universelle
La Colle universelle
1907 · Georges Méliès
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975 · Albert Brooks
No Barking
No Barking
1954 · Chuck Jones
The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick
1937 · James Whale
Bad Trip
Bad Trip
2021 · Kitao Sakurai
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
Horny Working Girl: From 5 to 9
Horny Working Girl: From 5 to 9
1982 · Katsuhiko Fujii
Naked Poison
Naked Poison
2000 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Waiter
Waiter
2006 · Alex van Warmerdam
There Is a Japanese Woman in My Room
There Is a Japanese Woman in My Room
2019 · EROPING
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist films often expose systemic harassment and the cruelty of institutional power dynamics against vulnerable individuals.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His surreal, darkly comedic works examine psychological manipulation, social cruelty, and absurd power games between characters.

Gaspar Noé → France/Argentina

His provocative cinema deeply explores violence, degradation, and the psychological torment of characters within transgressive social situations.

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