THEME EXPLORATION

power dynamics in Hollywood

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher
2014 · Bennett Miller
The Cat’s Meow
The Cat’s Meow
2001 · Peter Bogdanovich
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
X-Deal 2
X-Deal 2
2022 · Lawrence Fajardo
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Sunset Boulevard' dissects the ruthless power structures and exploitation within Hollywood's studio system through the tragic relationship between a fading silent film star and an ambitious screenwriter.

 David Fincher USA

Films like 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' meticulously explore power imbalances, manipulation, and the abuse of influence in high-stakes environments with sharp psychological insight.