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THEME EXPLORATION

taboo practices

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Joachim Trier → Denmark

His films systematically deconstruct social taboos around sexuality, violence, and suffering through provocative narratives that challenge viewer comfort.

Gaspar Noé → France

He deliberately confronts taboo subjects including incest, violence, and drug use with unflinching visual language and non-linear storytelling.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His transgressive works explicitly engaged with forbidden desires, religious blasphemy, and marginalized communities to critique societal hypocrisy.

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