THEME EXPLORATION

depression and despair

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
L’Atalante
L’Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Vesper
Vesper
2022 · Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
The Hours
The Hours
2002 · Stephen Daldry
Influenza
Influenza
2004 · Bong Joon-ho
The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome
1989 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lars von Trier

Uncompromising exploration of human suffering through formally experimental and emotionally devastating narratives.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films like 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' are visceral explorations of depression, despair, and psychological suffering presented through haunting visual metaphors.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, philosophical films such as 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' capture existential despair and the human struggle with meaning through deeply introspective cinema.