THEME EXPLORATION

Dionysian philosophy

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Christian Petzold
Block-notes di un regista
Block-notes di un regista
1969 · Federico Fellini
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
2012 · Margarethe von Trotta
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Live from Shiva’s Dance Floor
Live from Shiva’s Dance Floor
2003 · Richard Linklater
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
Obayashi Nobuhiko's Special Message
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films celebrate sensuality, excess, and the ecstatic experience of life through lavish imagery and psychological depths, embodying Dionysian liberation from rational constraint.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He directly explored Dionysian mythology and ritualistic excess in works like 'Salò' and 'Canterbury Tales,' examining transgression, desire, and the body as sacred.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films pursue ecstatic truth through obsession, chaos, and man's struggle against nature, embracing irrational passion and the sublime forces that transcend rationality.