THEME EXPLORATION

folk beliefs

15 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 · Hal Ashby
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
Mammy Water
Mammy Water
1953 · Jean Rouch
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
Puruliar Chhau
Puruliar Chhau
1970 · Ritwik Ghatak
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
La Légende de Rip Van Winckle
La Légende de Rip Van Winckle
1905 · Georges Méliès
Three Songs About Lenin
Three Songs About Lenin
1934 · Dziga Vertov
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
Long Weekend
Long Weekend
2013 · Taweewat Wantha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Crimson Peak' weave folk mythology, superstition, and magical realism into narratives that explore how ancient beliefs shape human experience.

 Ari Aster USA

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply interrogate folk rituals, ancestral curses, and pagan traditions as manifestations of psychological and cultural trauma.