THEME EXPLORATION

forbidden island

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Mermaids for Love
Mermaids for Love
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-wai
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His obsession with isolated, inhospitable landscapes and humanity's dangerous pursuit of the unreachable is exemplified in films like Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo, where forbidden territories become characters themselves.

 John Carpenter United States

His cult classic The Fog and other isolation-based thrillers explore forbidden spaces where ordinary people encounter something inexplicable and terrifying beyond civilization's reach.