THEME EXPLORATION

taboo practices

9 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
Superstizione – Non ci credo!
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974 · Luis Buñuel
Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
1978 · Alan J. Pakula
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Go! Go! Go! World
Go! Go! Go! World
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
1988 · Ricky Lau
Tenants
Tenants
2018 · Chava Cartas
The Dark Side of Love
The Dark Side of Love
1984 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lars von Trier Denmark

His films like Antichrist and Nymphomaniac deliberately confront taboo subjects including sexuality, violence, and religious transgression through provocative imagery.

 Gaspar Noé France

Known for Irréversible and Enter the Void, he explores taboo themes of rape, incest, and trauma with unflinching formal experimentation.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films like Funny Games and The Piano Teacher examine taboo violence and psychological manipulation, questioning viewer complicity in witnessing transgression.