THEME EXPLORATION

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23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Dune
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Clara Law
The Man Without a Nationality
The Man Without a Nationality
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Cruise to Rhodes
Cruise to Rhodes
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Saint
The Saint
1997 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kari Skogland Canada

Explores complex character dynamics within high-stakes political and superhero narratives with psychological depth.

 Michael Caton-Jones UK

Caton-Jones crafts historically-grounded thrillers that blend action with political complexity and character depth.

 Patrice Chéreau France

Explores power dynamics and forbidden passions through sumptuous visual language and psychological depth.