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THEME EXPLORATION

disability and illness

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore physical and emotional vulnerability, isolation, and the human capacity to endure illness and hardship.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her visceral filmmaking in works like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly examines mental illness, trauma, and psychological disability through innovative visual storytelling.

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