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THEME EXPLORATION

alcohol and intoxication

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae-neun-teul-li-da
Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae-neun-teul-li-da
2015 · Hong Sang-soo
A Flickering Light
A Flickering Light
1916 · Frank Borzage
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty
2013 · Paolo Sorrentino
His Wife’s Mother
His Wife’s Mother
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Amor idiota
Amor idiota
2004 · Ventura Pons
High Note
High Note
1960 · Chuck Jones
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
1989 · Zhang Yimou
Mad Wednesday
Mad Wednesday
1947 · Preston Sturges
Les Hallucinations du baron de Münchausen
Les Hallucinations du baron de Münchausen
1911 · Georges Méliès
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder → Austria-USA

He masterfully examines alcoholism and its devastating effects on individuals and relationships in 'The Lost Weekend' and 'Sunset Boulevard.'

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

His contemplative films deeply investigate intoxication, escapism, and the human condition through subtle character studies in works like 'The Assassin' and earlier dramas.

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