THEME EXPLORATION

self-transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' obsessively explore psychological metamorphosis and the destructive pursuit of self-perfection.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He uses body horror and visceral imagery to examine physical and psychological transformation in works like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome'.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His intimate character studies in films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' reveal how people gradually transform through relationships and moral reckoning.