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THEME EXPLORATION

ideal masculinity

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

His films explore the quiet dignity and emotional restraint of masculinity through domestic spaces and intergenerational relationships.

Terrence Malick → United States

He examines masculine identity through conflict between nature, spirituality, and violence, questioning what strength and virtue truly mean.

François Truffaut → France

His work deconstructs romantic and masculine ideals by portraying flawed, vulnerable men navigating desire, responsibility, and self-discovery.

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