THEME EXPLORATION

personal desire vs. social responsibility

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
Chand Mera Dil
Chand Mera Dil
2026 · Vivek Soni
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Someone Like Me
Someone Like Me
2026 · Tam Wai-Ching
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
L’Age d’or
L’Age d’or
1930 · Luis Buñuel
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Le streghe
Le streghe
1967 · Clint Eastwood & Luchino Visconti
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Fucking Bornholm
Fucking Bornholm
2022 · Anna Kazejak
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
De carne somos/Of Flesh We Are
De carne somos/Of Flesh We Are
1954 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Idiots
The Idiots
1998 · Lars von Trier
The Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Look of Others
The Look of Others
1980 · Fernando Solanas
Occident
Occident
2002 · Cristian Mungiu
Pasolini
Pasolini
2014 · Abel Ferrara
The Concubine
The Concubine
2012 · Kim Dae-seung
The Gigolo
The Gigolo
2015 · Amen Au Cheuk-Man
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' intimately examine how personal desires and family bonds conflict with societal expectations and moral obligations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious filmography, including 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You', depicts how individuals' personal needs clash against an indifferent social system.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore how personal ambition and desire corrode social bonds and ethical responsibility through provocative narratives.