THEME EXPLORATION

spectacle and society

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His expressionist masterpieces like Metropolis explore how visual spectacle reflects and shapes hierarchical social structures.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique examines cinema as both a tool for mass spectacle and an instrument for social transformation.