THEME EXPLORATION

new french extremism

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé Argentina/France

His films like Irréversible and Enter the Void exemplify New French Extremism through graphic violence, non-linear narratives, and unflinching exploration of taboo subjects.

 James Vanderbilt France

In Trouble Every Day and In My Skin, she combines body horror with psychological intensity, creating visceral examinations of desire, obsession, and physical transgression.