THEME EXPLORATION

mental illness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Castille Landon USA

Explores intimate emotional landscapes through intense romantic narratives and psychological complexity.

 Parker Finn USA

Explores how trauma spreads through psychological contagion with visceral body horror and disturbing imagery.

 Richard Kelly USA

Constructs elaborate temporal puzzles exploring fractured minds within doomed suburban landscapes.