THEME EXPLORATION
humanity vs. power
33 films · 2 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Union
His revolutionary montage technique depicts the collision between individual humanity and state power, most famously in Battleship Potemkin and October.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyHis films like Salò and Accatone brutally expose the dehumanizing mechanisms of political and economic power systems that destroy individual agency and dignity.