THEME EXPLORATION

witchcraft persecution

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Eggers USA

His film 'The Witch' meticulously reconstructs 17th-century witch persecution through psychological horror and historical authenticity.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His 'Teorema' and other works explore persecution and societal hysteria with surrealist intensity and political critique.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films examine power structures and mass delusion that parallel witch-hunts, particularly in 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer.'