THEME EXPLORATION

mental disability

34 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
Someone Like Me
Someone Like Me
2026 · Tam Wai-Ching
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Cute Devil
Cute Devil
1982 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Europa 51
Europa 51
1952 · Roberto Rossellini
Il Deserto rosso (Red Desert
Il Deserto rosso (Red Desert
1964 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Silent Night
Silent Night
2023 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her work, particularly 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin', explores fractured psychology and mental distress through innovative visual storytelling.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sweet Sixteen' compassionately depict how systemic pressures impact mental health and vulnerable individuals.