THEME EXPLORATION

suicide and existential despair

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' profoundly explore existential dread, mortality, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative works such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' grapple with spiritual emptiness, human purpose, and the weight of existence through philosophical visual storytelling.

 Gaspar Noé France/Argentina

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' unflinchingly confront suicide, trauma, and existential nihilism with visceral, experimental cinematography.