THEME EXPLORATION

possession and replacement

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Conjuring
The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan
The Nun
The Nun
2018 · Corin Hardy
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
Stages of Love
Stages of Love
2026 · Victor Rodenbach
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Terence Fisher
Demons
Demons
1985 · Dario Argento
Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore possession through physical transformation and the replacement of human identity by invasive forces.

 Roman Polanski Poland

Works such as 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Tenant' obsessively examine psychological possession and the dissolution of self through paranoia and displacement.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His intense, hallucinatory films like 'Possession' directly confront themes of obsession, bodily autonomy, and the replacement of human connection with cosmic horror.