THEME EXPLORATION

tragic accident

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
2009 · Pedro Almodóvar
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
A Flash of Light
A Flash of Light
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan
1956 · Kon Ichikawa
Carmen
Carmen
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
China Doll
China Doll
1958 · Frank Borzage
Short Cuts
Short Cuts
1993 · Robert Altman
Street Without End
Street Without End
1934 · Mikio Naruse
On War
On War
2008 · Bertrand Bonello
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Baz Luhrmann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

Aster constructs narratives around catastrophic accidents and sudden loss that devastate families, exploring grief through meticulous visual and psychological horror.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Koreeda examines the profound emotional aftermath of tragic accidents on ordinary people, focusing on how families cope with irreversible loss and guilt.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Villeneuve crafts intense narratives centered on accidents and their catastrophic consequences, exploring how chance events irrevocably alter human lives.