THEME EXPLORATION

medieval executioner

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death
1969 · John Huston
Francesco, giullare di Dio
Francesco, giullare di Dio
1950 · Roberto Rossellini
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Knightriders
Knightriders
1981 · George A. Romero
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Terry Gilliam
Le Tournoi
Le Tournoi
1928 · Jean Renoir
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'Salò' and 'Canterbury Tales' graphically explore power, bodily punishment, and medieval/Renaissance brutality with unflinching intensity.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narratives obsessively examine extreme human suffering, ecstatic violence, and the psychology of cruelty in historical contexts.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His visceral, transgressive cinema frequently depicts institutional violence, torture, and the body as a site of medieval-like subjugation and degradation.