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THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and terminal illness

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · Josh Boone
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave
Le Temps qui reste (Time to Leave
2005 · François Ozon
Viskningar och rop
Viskningar och rop
1972 · Ingmar Bergman
The Fossil
The Fossil
1975 · Masaki Kobayashi
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
1981 · Glauber Rocha
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Self Song/Death Song
Self Song/Death Song
1997 · Stan Brakhage
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
Life of Riley
Life of Riley
2014 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'Still Walking' tenderly examine mortality, grief, and how we remember the dead through intimate family narratives.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore psychological deterioration and existential suffering with visceral intensity.

Alejandro González Iñárritu → Mexico

His films including 'Biutiful' and 'The Revenant' grapple profoundly with death, suffering, and the human struggle against inevitable mortality.

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