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THEME EXPLORATION

male conflict

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho
1991 · Gus Van Sant
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
Die Bad
Die Bad
2000 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Four Letter Words
Four Letter Words
2000 · Sean Baker
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa → Japan

Works such as 'Sanjuro' and 'Rashomon' deeply explore male pride, rivalry, and conflicting perspectives on honor and masculinity.

David Fincher → United States

His films including 'Fight Club' and 'Gone Girl' examine toxic masculinity, power struggles, and psychological warfare between men.

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