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THEME EXPLORATION

social conventions

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

His films meticulously examine the tensions between traditional Japanese social codes and individual desires, particularly within family structures.

Luis Buñuel → Spain

He systematically deconstructed bourgeois social conventions through surrealism, exposing their arbitrary and oppressive nature.

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