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THEME EXPLORATION

masculinity and identity

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
In the Mirror
In the Mirror
2011 · Paolo Sorrentino
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Fight Club
Fight Club
1999 · David Fincher
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao → China/USA

Her films deconstruct traditional masculine ideals through intimate portrayals of working-class men navigating identity and survival in contemporary America.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He explores masculine vulnerability and redefined fatherhood, examining how men construct identity through family bonds and emotional authenticity.

Xavier Dolan → Canada

His visually expressive cinema interrogates toxic masculinity, queer identity, and the performance of manhood through intensely personal, emotional narratives.

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