THEME EXPLORATION

political power struggle

38 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
1995 · Ken Loach
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Sergei Eisenstein
Stories of the Revolution
Stories of the Revolution
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tales of the Taira Clan
Tales of the Taira Clan
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Larks on a String
Larks on a String
1969 · Jiří Menzel
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama
2025 · Nina Knag
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Arkadas
Arkadas
1974 · Yílmaz Güney
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
A Tank on My Bed
A Tank on My Bed
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
Calcutta 71
Calcutta 71
1972 · Mrinal Sen
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 · Shuji Terayama
Kino-Pravda No. 2
Kino-Pravda No. 2
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Battle of Chile: Part I
The Battle of Chile: Part I
1975 · Patricio Guzmán
The Children of Fierro
The Children of Fierro
1978 · Fernando Solanas
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Elia Kazan
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 · Alan J. Pakula
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy and The Conversation masterfully dissect power dynamics, corruption, and political maneuvering through intimate character studies.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly chronicle political upheaval and the visual language of power struggle during social transformation.