THEME EXPLORATION

paternal desperation

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
I magliari
I magliari
1959 · Francesco Rosi
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Spider’s Stratagem
The Spider’s Stratagem
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Chongqing Blues
Chongqing Blues
2010 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explore the moral compromises and desperation of fathers navigating impossible circumstances to protect their children.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Dogtooth' depict fathers in states of psychological desperation, trapped by their own choices and paternal obligations.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Films like 'The Piano Teacher' and 'Amour' examine paternal desperation through deeply unsettling family dynamics and the limits of parental control and sacrifice.