THEME EXPLORATION

television addiction

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Τα Τσακάλια
Τα Τσακάλια
1981 · Yannis Dalianidis
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Luna
Luna
1979 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Nymphomaniac
Nymphomaniac
2013 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His film 'Videodrome' (1983) explores the psychological and physical effects of television addiction and media consumption through body horror.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He frequently critiqued television's numbing effects on society and explored media's role in shaping consciousness throughout his prolific career.