THEME EXPLORATION

ritual suicide

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' (1962) profoundly examines ritual suicide within the samurai code, exploring its tragic absurdity and human cost.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative works including 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' explore self-destruction and suicidal impulses as expressions of existential despair and philosophical questioning.