THEME EXPLORATION

alcoholism and dysfunction

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Providence
Providence
1977 · Alain Resnais
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Luis Mandoki
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/United States

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' remains the definitive cinematic exploration of alcoholism's devastating psychological and social consequences.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'Naked' and 'Another Year' unflinchingly depict how alcohol fuels interpersonal dysfunction and emotional devastation in working-class life.