THEME EXPLORATION

political spectacle

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡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
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
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
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
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
White Material
White Material
2009 · Claire Denis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage cinema who theorized how editing creates meaning and propagandistic power, exemplified in films like Battleship Potemkin and October.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Documentarian-style realist filmmaker whose work deconstructs political systems and exposes how power operates through everyday injustice in films like Kes and I, Daniel Blake.