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THEME EXPLORATION

consequences and punishment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Incendiaires
Les Incendiaires
1906 · Georges Méliès
Side Street
Side Street
1950 · Anthony Mann
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster → USA

His films meticulously explore how personal choices and moral transgressions lead to psychological and supernatural punishment, particularly in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar'.

Gaspar Noé → France

He unflinchingly examines the devastating consequences of violence, addiction, and human cruelty through non-linear narratives that force viewers to confront cause and effect in 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void'.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His provocative films interrogate societal rules, punishment systems, and the absurd consequences of human behavior through darkly surreal storytelling in 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things'.

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