THEME EXPLORATION

1970s occultism

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Citizen’s Band
Citizen’s Band
1977 · Jonathan Demme
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show
1973 · Shirley Clarke
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes
2000 · François Ozon
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
Spoiled Children
Spoiled Children
1977 · Bertrand Tavernier
Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
JRA CM
JRA CM
1973 · Shuji Terayama
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Black Circle
Black Circle
2019 · Adrián García Bogliano
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
William Friedkin United States

His 1973 masterpiece *The Exorcist* became the definitive cinematic exploration of demonic possession and religious horror, profoundly shaping 1970s occultism in popular culture.

 Roman Polanski France/United States

*Rosemary's Baby* (1968) and *Macbeth* (1971) establish Polanski as a master of occult paranoia, depicting the intimate horror of satanic cults and supernatural manipulation.