THEME EXPLORATION

alcoholism and dysfunction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Providence
Providence
1977 · Alain Resnais
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Luis Mandoki
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' (1945) remains the definitive cinema exploration of alcoholism's psychological and social devastation.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'Another Year' and 'Meantime' brutally examine how addiction and dysfunction fracture families and relationships through naturalistic performances.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His works including 'Dancer in the Dark' and 'Breaking the Waves' unflinchingly depict personal deterioration and systemic dysfunction with visceral intensity.