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cancer

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962 · Agnès Varda
Last Dance
Last Dance
1996 · Bruce Beresford
Forasters
Forasters
2008 · Ventura Pons
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Five
Five
2011 · Penelope Spheeris
Love Is All You Need
Love Is All You Need
2012 · Susanne Bier
ma ma
ma ma
2015 · Julio Medem
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
2023 · Neo Sora
The Family Jewels
The Family Jewels
2004 · Robert Schwentke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films explore psychological fragmentation and bodily vulnerability with visceral intimacy, particularly examining how trauma and illness fracture consciousness.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He tenderly depicts terminal illness and mortality in films like 'After Life' and 'Still Walking', examining how disease reshapes family bonds and the meaning of existence.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

His naturalistic approach captures the emotional and social devastation of cancer within working-class families, exploring grief, resilience, and human connection in 'Another Year' and other works.

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