THEME EXPLORATION

power dynamics in academia

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher
2014 · Bennett Miller
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
X-Deal 2
X-Deal 2
2022 · Lawrence Fajardo
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
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
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
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
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
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Closer' dissect power imbalances in institutional and interpersonal relationships with sharp psychological insight.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His provocative works systematically explore hierarchies, manipulation, and exploitation within systems of authority and knowledge.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently critiques institutional power structures and how they marginalize individuals within educational and bureaucratic systems.