THEME EXPLORATION

male ego and vanity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
American Pie
American Pie
1999 · Paul Weitz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His sprawling epics deconstruct masculine heroism and ego through anti-heroes whose vanity and pride inevitably lead to their downfall.

 Michael Cimino United States

His films obsessively explore how male ego, ambition, and vanity corrode relationships and lead to tragic self-destruction.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He systematically dismantles male ego and exposes masculine vanity as destructive through psychologically intense and provocative narratives.