THEME EXPLORATION

physical pain

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Pain Is...
Pain Is...
1997 · Stephen Dwoskin
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Terence Davies
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films viscerally explore physical pain and bodily transformation as existential experiences.

 Gaspar Noé France

He confronts viewers with raw, unflinching depictions of physical suffering and trauma through provocative cinematography.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films systematically deconstruct human endurance by subjecting characters to extreme physical and psychological pain.