THEME EXPLORATION

village curse

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
Suicide Forest Village
Suicide Forest Village
2021 · Takashi Shimizu
Water Monster 2
Water Monster 2
2021 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
1973 · Jean Rouch
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Terence Fisher
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Demonia
Demonia
1990 · Lucio Fulci
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore inherited trauma and ritualistic village curses with psychological depth and folk horror elements.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

Director of 'The Grudge' series, he masterfully weaves village mythology and generational curses into haunting supernatural narratives rooted in Japanese folklore.

 Robert Eggers United States

His films 'The Witch' and 'The Lighthouse' deeply engage with isolated communities, folk superstitions, and curses through meticulously crafted period horror.