THEME EXPLORATION

cursed river

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Gente del Po
Gente del Po
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Steamboat ‘Round the Bend
Steamboat ‘Round the Bend
1935 · John Ford
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Julien Duvivier
The Gorgon
The Gorgon
1964 · Terence Fisher
Death in the Seine
Death in the Seine
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Evil Dead
Evil Dead
2013 · Fede Álvarez
Baron Blood
Baron Blood
1972 · Mario Bava
Show Boat
Show Boat
1936 · James Whale
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' use rivers and water as metaphysical symbols of fate, memory, and spiritual curses that transcend physical reality.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

His works frequently feature stagnant water, flooded spaces, and rivers as landscapes of existential decay and urban curse in contemporary settings.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His monochromatic, apocalyptic films like 'Sátántangó' depict cursed communities trapped near desolate waterscapes, embodying despair and inescapable doom.