THEME EXPLORATION

medical condition

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · Akira Kurosawa
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
And at Last
And at Last
1963 · Mrinal Sen
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
1952 · Roberto Gavaldón
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Recovery
Recovery
1956 · Konrad Wolf
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1997 · Lars von Trier
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore medical conditions, disease, and transformation as metaphors for human vulnerability and mutation.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His intimate character studies frequently depict mental illness, disability, and physical ailments with unflinching psychological realism and compassion.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films tenderly examine aging, illness, dementia, and mortality while exploring how medical conditions reshape family relationships and human dignity.