THEME EXPLORATION

tyranny and freedom

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Where the River Padma Flows
Where the River Padma Flows
1971 · Ritwik Ghatak
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · J. Lee Thompson
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Bhuvan Shome
Bhuvan Shome
1969 · Mrinal Sen
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Yol
Yol
1982 · Yílmaz Güney
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules
2014 · Renny Harlin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin (1925) explore the tension between individual agency and collective power under state control.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His contemplative films like Stalker (1979) and Mirror (1975) examine the psychological and spiritual dimensions of living under ideological constraint and the human yearning for autonomy.