THEME EXPLORATION

medical innovation

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 · John Lasseter
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & Bernardo Bertolucci & Claire Denis & Jia Zhangke & Lav Diaz & Paul Schrader
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
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
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
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
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
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
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
In the Area of Height A
In the Area of Height A
1941 · Dziga Vertov
Recovery
Recovery
1956 · Konrad Wolf
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1997 · Lars von Trier
The Net
The Net
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries explore the boundaries of human capability and medical/scientific ambition, questioning the ethics and consequences of pushing medical frontiers.

 Michael Morris United States

His investigative documentaries examine medical mysteries, scientific claims, and the intersection of innovation with truth-seeking, as seen in films like 'The Thin Blue Line' and his medical-adjacent work.