THEME EXPLORATION

death premonition

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 2
2003 · David R. Ellis
Gift
Gift
1973 · Stan Brakhage
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
2003 · Takashi Miike
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpiece 'The Seventh Seal' is the definitive exploration of death premonition, featuring a knight's chess game with Death itself.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His visceral body horror films like 'Crash' and 'eXistenZ' confront mortality and physical decay through unsettling premonitions of bodily transformation.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His supernatural thrillers like 'Cure' and 'Séance' masterfully build inexplicable dread and death premonitions through psychological unease and existential horror.