Cinema Atlas
Discover Ask the Atlas World Map Directors My List Newsletter
THEME EXPLORATION

suicide and mental health

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 · Henry Hathaway
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
1965 · Sydney Pollack
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky → USA

His films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' intensely explore psychological deterioration, obsession, and the fragility of mental states through visceral visual storytelling.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His provocative works including 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' confront depression, despair, and existential darkness with unflinching artistic vision and philosophical depth.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Films like 'After the Storm' and 'Broker' gently examine grief, isolation, and human connection with compassion, exploring how people cope with loss and emotional pain.

Cinema Atlas
About Newsletter Privacy Terms
© Cinema Atlas 2026 · An independent world-cinema guide
Discover Search Ask the Atlas My List Newsletter