THEME EXPLORATION

medical miracle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films like 'Biutiful' and 'The Revenant' explore human resilience and survival against impossible medical and physical odds.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Works such as 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' deeply examine transformation, bodily horror, and the thin line between medical intervention and psychological breakdown.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films including 'Dancer in the Dark' and 'Breaking the Waves' confront suffering, faith, and the paradoxes of healing through unflinching psychological and physical trauma.