THEME EXPLORATION

torment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
1992 · Paul Schrader
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Conrad the Sailor
Conrad the Sailor
1942 · Chuck Jones
Second Chance
Second Chance
2024 · Jason Galotti
Les Quat’ cents Farces du diable
Les Quat’ cents Farces du diable
1906 · Georges Méliès
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia
1965 · Roger Corman
Boris Godounov
Boris Godounov
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
2020 · Jeff Wadlow
Madness
Madness
1980 · Fernando Di Leo
Siberia
Siberia
2020 · Abel Ferrara
The Strangers: Chapter 3
The Strangers: Chapter 3
2026 · Renny Harlin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman

Bergman excavates the human psyche through intimate close-ups and philosophical dialogue.

 Pascal Laugier France

Laugier channels physical and psychological suffering into unflinching examinations of faith and human endurance.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He constructs deliberately agonizing visual and narrative experiences that inflict emotional torment on both characters and audiences, making suffering the central aesthetic.