THEME EXPLORATION

depression and mental illness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
It's Kind of a Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome
1989 · Kira Muratova
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' viscerally depict psychological deterioration and obsession through disorienting visual techniques.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His brutally honest explorations of depression in 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' confront mental anguish with unflinching intensity and philosophical depth.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His contemplative films like 'After the Storm' and 'Still Walking' delicately examine grief, regret, and emotional isolation with quiet humanistic compassion.