THEME EXPLORATION

Halloween setting

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
A Scary Time
A Scary Time
1960 · Shirley Clarke
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter United States

Defined the Halloween aesthetic and horror atmosphere with iconic films like 'Halloween' (1978) and 'The Fog' (1980) that established the visual and tonal language of the season.

 Tim Burton United States

Created a distinctive gothic-whimsical Halloween visual style through films like 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'Sleepy Hollow' that blend dark fantasy with autumnal imagery.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Explores body horror and unsettling transformations with visceral intensity in works like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' that embody the grotesque and disturbing spirit of Halloween.