THEME EXPLORATION

forbidden knowledge

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore the disturbing consequences of scientific curiosity and forbidden biological knowledge.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His psychologically intense works examine obsession and the dangerous pursuit of hidden truths that shatter reality.

 Gaspar Noé Argentina/France

His provocative cinema deliberately transgresses taboos to confront viewers with forbidden and uncomfortable knowledge.