THEME EXPLORATION

surveillance and intrigue

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
1977 · Frank Miller
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Dilbar
Dilbar
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Clara Law
The Man Without a Nationality
The Man Without a Nationality
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His masterpiece 'Blowup' directly explores how surveillance and the act of observation create ambiguity and paranoia in modern life.

 Brian De Palma USA

He consistently crafts psychological thrillers centered on voyeurism, surveillance, and hidden conspiracies with meticulous visual precision.