THEME EXPLORATION

madness epidemic

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Claire Denis
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
La voce della luna
La voce della luna
1990 · Federico Fellini
Braindead
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
The Avenging Conscience
The Avenging Conscience
1914 · D.W. Griffith
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 · Robert Eggers
Second Chance
Second Chance
2024 · Jason Galotti
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Cloud
The Cloud
1998 · Fernando Solanas
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
Caligula
Caligula
1979 · Tinto Brass
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
2010 · Julián Hernández
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
1996 · Hideo Nakata
Exposé
Exposé
1976 · James Kenelm Clarke
Gozu
Gozu
2003 · Takashi Miike
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
2013 · Guan Hu
The Halt
The Halt
2019 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

His films like 'Repulsion' and 'The Tenant' are masterclasses in depicting psychological unraveling and paranoia spreading through isolation and urban alienation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Works such as 'Black Swan' and 'Requiem for a Dream' visualize the contagion of obsession and mental deterioration with visceral intensity.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative films like 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' explore collective psychological crises and the epidemic spread of despair through humanity.