THEME EXPLORATION

political power and corruption

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
L’ivresse du pouvoir
L’ivresse du pouvoir
2006 · Claude Chabrol
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Created revolutionary cinema examining power structures and political upheaval through films like Battleship Potemkin and October that challenge authoritarian systems.

 Sofia Coppola United States

The Godfather trilogy and The Conversation dissect corruption, moral compromise, and the consolidation of power within institutional and criminal hierarchies.