THEME EXPLORATION

mental health and illness

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
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
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cute Devil
Cute Devil
1982 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Europa 51
Europa 51
1952 · Roberto Rossellini
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Il Deserto rosso (Red Desert
Il Deserto rosso (Red Desert
1964 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' deeply explore psychological deterioration, obsession, and the fragility of the human mind through visceral, immersive storytelling.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, unsettling narratives in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine isolation, trauma, and psychological manipulation with distinctive artistic precision.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' unflinchingly portray trauma, grief, and fractured mental states through innovative visual language.