THEME EXPLORATION

loss of control

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Santa Sangre
Santa Sangre
1989 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Incontrol
Incontrol
2017 · Kurtis David Harder
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore the terrifying loss of control over one's own physical form and transformation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His psychological thrillers depict protagonists spiraling into madness and complete loss of agency over their minds and circumstances.

 Roman Polanski Poland

His masterworks dissect characters trapped in nightmarish situations where paranoia and external forces strip away all autonomy.