THEME EXPLORATION

loss of freedom

40 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin explore collective struggle against oppressive systems through revolutionary cinema.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany

His prolific work examines psychological entrapment, social conditioning, and emotional imprisonment within repressive personal and political structures.