THEME EXPLORATION

social manipulation

27 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Born to be Bad
Born to be Bad
1950 · Nicholas Ray
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Conmigo la Pasarás Muy Bién
Conmigo la Pasarás Muy Bién
1982 · María Novaro
Chatroom
Chatroom
2010 · Hideo Nakata
Homunculus
Homunculus
2021 · Takashi Shimizu
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roger Kumble USA

Provocative examinations of teenage desire and social power dynamics with sharp wit.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

His films systematically deconstruct institutional power structures and psychological control, from military indoctrination in Full Metal Jacket to totalitarian surveillance in A Clockwork Orange.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of montage technique used deliberately to manipulate viewer perception and emotion, weaponizing cinema itself as explored in Battleship Potemkin and October.