THEME EXPLORATION

accidental death

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Casque d’or
Casque d’or
1952 · Jacques Becker
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015 · Wim Wenders
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il caso Mattei
Il caso Mattei
1972 · Francesco Rosi
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Murder Without Crime
Murder Without Crime
1950 · J. Lee Thompson
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His meticulous narratives frequently pivot on chance events and unintended consequences that spiral into tragedy, as seen in 'Gone Girl' and 'Zodiac'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how sudden accidents shatter ordinary lives and families, with profound emotional depth in films like 'After Life' and 'Nobody Knows'.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His work examines the randomness and brutality of unforeseen deaths in everyday life, most starkly in 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent'.