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THEME EXPLORATION

property dispute

18 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Crazy Mama
Crazy Mama
1975 · Jonathan Demme
Home to Danger
Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
1961 · Mauro Bolognini
Lazy Lightning
Lazy Lightning
1926 · William Wyler
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 · Kon Ichikawa
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
Bay of Blood
Bay of Blood
1971 · Mario Bava
Marijuana Stop!
Marijuana Stop!
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Abduction
The Abduction
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Happy Family
The Happy Family
1952 · Muriel Box
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Working Girl
Working Girl
1988 · Mike Nichols
Black Snow
Black Snow
2017 · Martín Hodara
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Devil Beneath
Devil Beneath
2023 · Luke Sparke
Sye
Sye
2004 · S. S. Rajamouli
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' explore contested spaces and belonging, examining how people claim ownership of physical and emotional territories.

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

His work meticulously documents territorial conflicts and generational claims to space, particularly in 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin,' where landscape and property embody historical disputes.

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