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THEME EXPLORATION

the corrupting nature of power

12 films · 2 directors
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
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola → USA

The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now meticulously chronicle how power corrupts individuals and institutions from within.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

Ran and Throne of Blood explore the destructive spiral of power, ambition, and moral decay through Shakespearean tragedy.

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