THEME EXPLORATION

past catching up

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Fast X
Fast X
2023 · Louis Leterrier
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Une vieille maîtresse
Une vieille maîtresse
2007 · Catherine Breillat
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore how family trauma and past violence inexorably haunt and resurface in the present.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Prisoners' and 'Enemy' examine how past crimes, secrets, and duplicated identities relentlessly catch up with characters in the present.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His revenge trilogy and films like 'The Handmaiden' intricately explore how past wrongs, trauma, and hidden identities inevitably surface and destroy lives.