THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and illness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · Josh Boone
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave
Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave
2005 · François Ozon
Viskningar och rop
Viskningar och rop
1972 · Ingmar Bergman
The Fossil
The Fossil
1975 · Masaki Kobayashi
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
1981 · Glauber Rocha
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Self Song/Death Song
Self Song/Death Song
1997 · Stan Brakhage
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
Life of Riley
Life of Riley
2014 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'Still Walking' intimately explore grief, mortality, and how we preserve memories of the departed.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Scottish Play' delve into psychological trauma, illness, and the fragility of the human mind.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' unflinchingly examine suffering, mortality, and the weight of human consequence.