THEME EXPLORATION

depression and suicide

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
An Actor's Revenge
An Actor's Revenge
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Bruce Beresford
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Walkabout
Walkabout
1971 · Nicolas Roeg
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Giants of Rome
Giants of Rome
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
World Within, World Without
World Within, World Without
1991 · Mrinal Sen
The Hours
The Hours
2002 · Stephen Daldry
Always Be with You
Always Be with You
2017 · Herman Yau
Attack 13
Attack 13
2025 · Taweewat Wantha
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
Kontroll
Kontroll
2003 · Nimród Antal
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' unflinchingly explore psychological deterioration, obsession, and the fragility of the human mind.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative works such as 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' confront depression and existential despair with raw emotional intensity and visual audacity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'After the Storm' and 'Distance' tenderly examine grief, loss, and the quiet devastation of depression through intimate human relationships.