THEME EXPLORATION

relapse and tragedy

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
2026 · Cheng Wei-hao
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015 · Wim Wenders
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Heart of a Nation
The Heart of a Nation
1943 · Julien Duvivier
The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984 · Tony Richardson
La Pietà
La Pietà
2022 · Eduardo Casanova
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes
Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes
1907 · Georges Méliès
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Case Is Closed
The Case Is Closed
1982 · Mrinal Sen
The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
Adalen 31
Adalen 31
1969 · Bo Widerberg
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958 · Roy Ward Baker
Complacent
Complacent
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
In Good Hands 2
In Good Hands 2
2024 · Ketche
Legend No. 17
Legend No. 17
2013 · Nikolay Lebedev
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012 · Lav Diaz
Right to Die
Right to Die
2007 · Rob Schmidt
Sholay
Sholay
1975 · Ramesh Sippy
The Throne
The Throne
2015 · Lee Joon-ik
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
2019 · Pål Øie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Wrestler' anatomize the cyclical nature of addiction and self-destruction with brutal psychological intensity.

 Ari Aster United States

Through 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar', he explores how trauma cycles through generations and how characters spiral into inescapable nightmares of their own making.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His unflinching examinations of violence and human cruelty in films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' reveal how tragedy compounds through repetition and inevitability.