THEME EXPLORATION

medical helplessness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'The Third Person' explore the helplessness of individuals confronting mortality, illness, and the limits of human connection and medical intervention.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' depict psychological and physical deterioration where medicine cannot restore what is fundamentally broken.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His films including 'Post Tenebras Lux' and 'Our Time' confront bodily vulnerability, suffering, and the inadequacy of medical systems to address existential human pain.