THEME EXPLORATION

master and servant

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Concealing a Burglar
Concealing a Burglar
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-wai
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
By Candlelight
By Candlelight
1933 · James Whale
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
1959 · Tomu Uchida
The Aristo Cat
The Aristo Cat
1943 · Chuck Jones
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
Shaolin Drunkard
Shaolin Drunkard
1983 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Simhadri
Simhadri
2003 · S. S. Rajamouli
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively explore power dynamics, dependency, and sadomasochistic relationships between characters in hierarchical positions.

 Luchino Visconti Italy

He examines class structures and the psychological complexities of master-servant relationships against backdrops of aristocracy and social decay.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist narratives repeatedly subvert and interrogate power imbalances, servitude, and the absurdity of social hierarchies.