THEME EXPLORATION

servitude

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
An Eater
An Eater
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Servant
The Servant
1963 · Joseph Losey
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Unconquered
Unconquered
1947 · Cecil B. DeMille
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Toshiya Fujita
The Last Days of Emma Blank
The Last Days of Emma Blank
2009 · Alex van Warmerdam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films explore servitude through social hierarchies, power dynamics, and the subjugation of marginalized bodies in society.

 Lars von Trier Denmark

He confronts psychological and physical servitude, examining power imbalances and degradation through provocative, unflinching narratives.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema documents economic servitude and how systems oppress working-class individuals struggling for dignity and survival.