THEME EXPLORATION

food and addiction

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
2006 · Richard Linklater
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006 · Laurie Collyer
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' obsessively examine addiction and self-destruction, with 'The Fountain' using consumption as a visual motif for human desperation.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

In films like 'The Skin I Live In' and 'Live Flesh,' he explores obsession and psychological dependency while frequently using food and bodily consumption as narrative elements reflecting deeper addictions.