THEME EXPLORATION
idealism versus pragmatism
37 films · 2 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Union
His revolutionary films like *Battleship Potemkin* celebrate idealistic visions of social transformation while grappling with the violent pragmatism required to achieve them.
François Truffaut FranceHis humanistic cinema constantly explores the collision between youthful idealism and the compromises demanded by adult reality, especially in *The 400 Blows* and *Jules and Jim*.