THEME EXPLORATION

confrontation with the abject

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fast X
Fast X
2023 · Louis Leterrier
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Shera
Shera
2026 · Savio Sandhhu
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Tape
Tape
2001 · Richard Linklater
The Demon of Fear
The Demon of Fear
1916 · Frank Borzage
Erótica
Erótica
1979 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Visitors
The Visitors
1972 · Elia Kazan
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Guy Hamilton
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
1941 · Michael Powell
Crows Zero II
Crows Zero II
2009 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore the abject through grotesque physical transformation and the dissolution of bodily boundaries.

 Gaspar Noé France

He confronts viewers with visceral, transgressive imagery that forces engagement with waste, decay, and humanity's most repulsive aspects.