THEME EXPLORATION

plague outbreak

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Jean Rouch
Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1971 · Jacques Demy
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Braindead
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
[REC]
[REC]
2007 · Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza
Contagion
Contagion
2011 · Steven Soderbergh
Dad
Dad
2003 · Stephen Dwoskin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory and visual storytelling techniques were pioneered in works exploring mass suffering and social upheaval during catastrophic events.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He extensively examines human resilience and madness in the face of overwhelming natural and existential crises through obsessive, visionary filmmaking.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films confront apocalyptic themes, societal collapse, and psychological disintegration during catastrophic scenarios with unflinching artistic intensity.