THEME EXPLORATION

plague and epidemic

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Jean Rouch
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
Braindead
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1971 · Jacques Demy
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
1964 · Roger Corman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

His film 'Contagion' (2011) meticulously depicts the spread and societal impact of a global pandemic with scientific precision and human drama.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His works like 'Dekalog' explore existential crises and moral decay in society, with themes of collective suffering and individual isolation akin to plague narratives.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' use apocalyptic and catastrophic scenarios to examine psychological and societal collapse similar to plague narratives.