THEME EXPLORATION

political obsession

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
The Illusionist
The Illusionist
2006 · Neil Burger
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Damage
Damage
1992 · Louis Malle
Summer Palace
Summer Palace
2006 · Lou Ye
The Public Woman
The Public Woman
1984 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
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
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films explore how political ideology and class obsession shape individual lives and community struggles in contemporary society.

 Oliver Stone United States

His controversial works like 'JFK' and 'Nixon' obsessively interrogate political power, conspiracy, and the psychological drives behind political ambition and paranoia.