THEME EXPLORATION

mental institutions

32 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
Session 9
Session 9
2001 · Brad Anderson
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
1986 · Jean Rouch
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
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
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Cute Devil
Cute Devil
1982 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train
1957 · Kon Ichikawa
A Sensitive Person
A Sensitive Person
2023 · Tomáš Klein
Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Panic Attack
Panic Attack
2018 · Paweł Maślona
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Elia Kazan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Miloš Forman Czechoslovakia

His masterpiece 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' remains the definitive exploration of institutional power dynamics and individual autonomy against systemic control.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films like 'Salò' and documentaries interrogate institutional violence, social structures, and the dehumanizing effects of systems of control.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Through socially conscious cinema like 'I, Daniel Blake,' he exposes how institutions marginalize vulnerable populations and strip away human dignity.