THEME EXPLORATION

ritual suicide

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' (1962) is a profound critique of honor-based suicide in samurai culture, exploring the tragedy and futility behind ritualized death.