THEME EXPLORATION

medical condition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Nicholas Ray
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore medical conditions, disease, and physical transformation as central narrative and philosophical devices.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently examines how medical conditions and healthcare systems affect working-class individuals and families.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films deeply engage with psychological and physical medical conditions, trauma, and suffering as existential themes.