THEME EXPLORATION

the corrupting nature of power

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now dissect how power corrupts individuals and institutions through meticulously crafted moral decline.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works like Salò examine power's most obscene manifestations and how it dehumanizes both wielders and victims.