THEME EXPLORATION

cannibalism and consumption

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
An Eater
An Eater
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Claire Denis
Porcile
Porcile
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Tim Burton
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
Quando Alice ruppe lo specchio
Quando Alice ruppe lo specchio
1988 · Lucio Fulci
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
1977 · Wes Craven
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974 · Tobe Hooper
The Neon Demon
The Neon Demon
2016 · Nicolas Winding Refn
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His film 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom' uses consumption and bodily violation as metaphors for fascistic power and social hierarchy.

 Rodney Rothman United States

His 'Hostel' series and 'The Green Inferno' directly engage with cannibalism and consumption through transgressive body horror narratives.