THEME EXPLORATION

new french extremism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

Pioneer of New French Extremism known for provocative, visceral films like Irréversible and Enter the Void that combine extreme violence with experimental narrative techniques.

 James Vanderbilt France

Master of body horror and psychological transgression in films like In My Skin and Lovers, exploring bodily destruction and human taboos with unflinching intensity.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

While Hungarian, Tarr's austere, uncompromising vision and extreme formal experimentation deeply influenced and aligned with the New French Extremism movement's aesthetic philosophy.