THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral intervention

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
Chizuko's Younger Sister
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
A Rude Hostess
A Rude Hostess
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman
1916 · Cecil B. DeMille
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how ancestral trauma and family curses directly intervene in and destroy the present lives of his protagonists.

 Karyn Kusama USA

The Wailing and her body horror work examine how ancestral sins, generational violence, and spiritual forces intervene to haunt and possess contemporary characters.