THEME EXPLORATION

medical experience

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
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
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · Akira Kurosawa
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Teresa
Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' obsessively explore the visceral terror and transformation of medical and biological experience.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Fountain' deeply examine psychological trauma, addiction, and the medical dimensions of human suffering.

 Claire Denis France

Her work, particularly 'Trouble Every Day' and 'Let the Sunshine In,' investigates bodily vulnerability, desire, and the visceral realities of medical and emotional conditions.