THEME EXPLORATION

political ambition

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Something in the Air
Something in the Air
2012 · Olivier Assayas
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
L’ivresse du pouvoir
L’ivresse du pouvoir
2006 · Claude Chabrol
Loro
Loro
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
People with Wings
People with Wings
1960 · Konrad Wolf
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy and The Conversation explore power, corruption, and the moral costs of ambition through deeply psychological narratives.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His films like The Great Beauty and Il Divo dissect Italian political ambition and the vanity underlying the pursuit of power with aesthetic brilliance.