THEME EXPLORATION

torture and punishment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Incendiaires
Les Incendiaires
1906 · Georges Méliès
Shogun's Joy of Torture
Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968 · Teruo Ishii
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Saw III
Saw III
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden
1994 · Roman Polanski
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' unflinchingly depict extreme suffering and punishment through visceral, non-linear narratives that assault the viewer's sensibilities.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Works such as 'Antichrist' and 'Dancer in the Dark' obsessively explore psychological and physical torment, punishment, and the limits of human endurance.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' transform punishment and suffering into grotesque physical metamorphosis, merging torture with existential dread.