THEME EXPLORATION

imprisonment and release

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Mark Herman
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Kill Me Tomorrow
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 · Terence Fisher
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Sinners
The Sinners
1949 · Julien Duvivier
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire
2006 · Phillip Noyce
Face to Face with Death
Face to Face with Death
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Born American
Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin
De Sade
De Sade
1969 · Cy Endfield & Roger Corman
Fantasy Magician
Fantasy Magician
2020 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
Legacy of Rage
Legacy of Rage
1986 · Ronny Yu
Love Me Instead
Love Me Instead
2021 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Mathilukal
Mathilukal
1990 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Man of Will
Man of Will
2017 · Lee Tae-won
Women in Heat Behind Bars
Women in Heat Behind Bars
1987 · Junichi Suzuki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual and psychological imprisonment through meditative narratives that seek transcendence and liberation from material constraints.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He examines existential imprisonment of the human condition and the struggle for emotional release through intimate character studies and philosophical inquiry.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work depicts social, emotional, and political imprisonment within oppressive systems while exploring the possibility of personal and collective liberation.