THEME EXPLORATION

patriarchy

3 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Life with Father
Life with Father
1947 · Michael Curtiz
Over Again
Over Again
1961 · Mrinal Sen
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
1971 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films consistently center female perspectives and autonomy while critiquing patriarchal structures through intimate, poetic narratives.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work explores marginalized individuals resisting systemic patriarchal constraints, revealing how power structures shape identity and survival.