THEME EXPLORATION

self-made authority

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
1995 · Claude Chabrol
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Older Brother, Younger Sister
Older Brother, Younger Sister
1953 · Mikio Naruse
The Cloud-Capped Star
The Cloud-Capped Star
1960 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Zero de Conduite
Zero de Conduite
1933 · Jean Vigo
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
Nomos 4000
Nomos 4000
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Anonymous Heroes
The Anonymous Heroes
1971 · Chang Cheh
36 Steps
36 Steps
2006 · Adrián García Bogliano
Closed Curtain
Closed Curtain
2013 · Jafar Panahi
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead
2005 · Tobe Hooper
God: Serengeti
God: Serengeti
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Monster
Kung Fu Monster
2018 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Turkish Ice Cream
Turkish Ice Cream
2019 · Can Ulkay
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Altman United States

His ensemble narratives and institutional critiques explore how authority figures emerge and compete within systems, questioning legitimacy and power dynamics.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His morally complex protagonists and examinations of control, violence, and social hierarchies reveal how individuals claim and abuse self-constructed authority.