THEME EXPLORATION

plague and pestilence

8 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Jean Rouch
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People
1934 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1971 · Jacques Demy
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
Invaders from Space
Invaders from Space
1965 · Teruo Ishii
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpiece 'The Seventh Seal' uses plague as a metaphor for existential dread and humanity's confrontation with mortality and faith.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His historical epics often depict plague and disease as catalysts for social upheaval and collective human suffering.