THEME EXPLORATION

ritualistic murders

11 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm
1988 · Ken Russell
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders
1966 · Frank Tashlin
Two Found Objects of Charles Boultenhouse
Two Found Objects of Charles Boultenhouse
1996 · Stan Brakhage
The Invisible Guardian
The Invisible Guardian
2017 · Fernando González Molina
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1
2014 · Takashi Yamazaki
Muse
Muse
2017 · Jaume Balagueró
The Source of Snakes
The Source of Snakes
1997 · Nikolay Lebedev
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Se7en* and *Zodiac* meticulously explore serial killers who commit murders as elaborate ritualistic performances with symbolic meaning.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His film *Prisoners* and *Enemy* examine psychological motivations behind ritualistic violence and obsessive patterns of crime.