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THEME EXPLORATION

misogyny and violence

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé → France

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' graphically depict violence against women and explore toxic masculinity through disturbing, non-linear narratives.

Lars von Trier → Denmark

Works such as 'Antichrist' and 'Nymphomaniac' deliberately confront misogyny and gendered violence through provocative, controversial imagery.

David Fincher → USA

Films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' examine misogyny, revenge, and violence against women within crime narratives that critique societal attitudes.

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