THEME EXPLORATION

illness and death

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Viskningar och rop
Viskningar och rop
1972 · Ingmar Bergman
The Fossil
The Fossil
1975 · Masaki Kobayashi
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
Closer to Heaven
Closer to Heaven
2009 · Park Jin-pyo
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers' philosophically interrogate mortality, faith, and the human confrontation with death.

 Michael Dowse Austria

Works such as 'Funny Games' and 'Amour' unflinchingly examine suffering, illness, and death with unsettling psychological precision.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Films like 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Dancer in the Dark' explore illness and existential despair with visceral emotional intensity.