THEME EXPLORATION

coping with terminal illness

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Life of Riley
Life of Riley
2014 · Alain Resnais
Câncer (–72
Câncer (–72
1968 · Glauber Rocha
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'Still Walking' tenderly explore mortality, memory, and accepting life's finitude with profound humanity.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' viscerally explore psychological and existential suffering approaching life's end.