THEME EXPLORATION

psychological possession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
That Cold Day in the Park
That Cold Day in the Park
1969 · Robert Altman
Possession
Possession
1981 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017 · Osgood Perkins
Asylum
Asylum
2013 · Todor Chapkanov
The Chair
The Chair
2022 · Curry Barker
Demonic
Demonic
2021 · Neill Blomkamp
The Witches' Sabbath
The Witches' Sabbath
1988 · Marco Bellocchio
Z
Z
2019 · Brandon Christensen
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

His films like 'Repulsion' and 'The Tenant' obsessively explore the fragmentation of identity and psychological dissolution through unreliable perspectives.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He viscerally depicts possession and loss of bodily autonomy in works like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome,' merging psychological and physical violation.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His intensely chaotic films like 'Possession' present psychological possession as a raw, overwhelming force that consumes relationships and consciousness.