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- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsSigourney WeaverWilliam HurtJoaquin PhoenixA series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.(A falu)
THRILLER (Horror, Period)
-M. Night Shyamalan-
psychological / supernatural
ENT: monster, mysterious being
LOC: desolate, rural, secluded, woods
INT: mind bender
SITU: strictness
DEV: pact
MED: blindness, cure, medication
END: ambiguous, twist - DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsOlivia DeJongeEd OxenbouldDeanna DunaganTwo siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.(A látogatás)
HORROR
-M. Night Shyamalan-
found footage / grindhouse / mockumentary / psychological
*independent*
CHAR: impostor
LOC: basement, crawlspace, farm, rural
THEME: vacation gone wrong
SITU: isolation
PSY: mental illness
PAST: dark secret
FAM: dysfunctional family
MED: convulsion
END: surprise - DirectorPaco PlazaStarsSandra EscacenaBruna GonzálezClaudia PlacerMadrid, 1991. A teen girl finds herself besieged by an evil supernatural force after she played Ouija with two classmates.Veronica
HORROR
grindhouse / supernatural
CHAR: nun
LOC: cellar
EVENT: total eclipse
SITU: threat
OB: Ouija board
MENT: nightmare
EMO: mourning
FAM: loss of family member
MED: blindness
REL: demon, possession
SUP: ghost, haunted, spiritism - DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsSilvia PinalFrancisco RabalFernando ReyViridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.DRAMA (Dark Comedy, Period)
-Luis Bunuel-
domestic drama / religious
CHAR: cross dresser, nun, orphan
LOC: convent, farm, rural
INT: suicide
SITU: drugged
EMO: guilt
REL: anti-religion
ROM: polyamory - DirectorKevin GreutertStarsIsla FisherAnson MountGillian JacobsAfter moving to a vineyard to start a new life with her husband, a pregnant woman begins to experience terrifying visions.HORROR
grindhouse / supernatural
LOC: hospital
MOT: superstition
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: murder
EVENT: car accident
AIM: revenge
DEV: betrayal
MENT: dream, nightmare, premonition
FAM: faked pregnancy, marital conflict, pregnancy - DirectorIván NoelStarsRenzo SabelliRomina PintoGuillermo TassaraA visual incursion into the troubles psyche of a young boy whose unstable and manipulative mother committed suicide in front of him.THRILLER (Horror)
coming of age
CHAR: monk
LOC: lake, monastery
INT: suicide
SITU: confined
DEV: manipulation, punishment
PSY: Cotard syndrome
PAST: dark past
FAM: family secret, loss of family member
SUP: ghost
SEX: sexual awakening - DirectorJaromil JiresStarsJaroslava SchallerováHelena AnýzováPetr KoprivaSurreal tale in which love, fear, sex, and religion merge into one fantastic world. Based on a classical Czech novel of the same title.Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
(Valéria és a csodák hete)
DRAMA (Adventure, Horror, Period)
arthouse / coming of age / folk horror / magical realism
*allegorical, avant-garde, fairy tale, surreal, symbolistic*
CHAR: priest
ENT: vampire
THEME: rejuvenation
MOT: witchcraft
INT: burned alive, execution, fire, self-harm
CRIME: incest
SITU: confined, innocence
DEV: manipulation
ID: dual identity
SOC: corruption
MED: menarche
REL: anti-religion, demon, inquisition
SUP: back from the dead
ROM: forced marriage
SEX: sexual adventure, sexual awakening, sexual repression, sexual symbolism - DirectorKeith ThomasStarsDave DavisMenashe LustigMalky GoldmanA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.HORROR
grindhouse / psychological / religious / supernatural
MOT: mysticism, witchcraft
PACE: slow burner
EVENT: vigil
PSY: PTSD
FAM: dysfunctional family, loss of family member
SOC: antisemitism, holocaust, Nazism
MED: medication
REL: crisis of faith, demon, orthodox church
SUP: cursed, ghost, haunted, occult - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEmmanuelle SeignerMathieu AmalricAn actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.Venus in Fur
(Vénusz bundában)
DRAMA (Comedy)
-Roman Polanski-
CHAR: cross dresser
INT: sadomasochism
SITU: trapped
DEV: manipulation, punishment
PERS: submissiveness
EMO: frustration - DirectorLorcan FinneganStarsImogen PootsDanielle RyanMolly McCannA young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.SCI-FI, THRILLER (Horror)
dark satire / psychological / supernatural
*allegorical, surreal*
CHAR: changeling, creepy kid, impostor, mysterious child, surrogate mother, voyeur
ENT: mutant
LOC: maze, secret door
DIM: interdimensional sci-fi, multiverse
PACE: slow burner, wild ride
INT: mind bender
CRIME: arson
SITU: confined, going in circles, lost, rapid aging, trapped
DEV: defiance, ruse
PSY: psychological torture
END: evil wins - DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.AKA The Witch
(A boszorkány)
HORROR (Period)
-Robert Eggers-
folk horror / religious / supernatural
*gothic, independent*
CHAR: missing person
LOC: farm, rural, woods
MOT: witchcraft
PACE: slow burner
INT: human sacrifice, splatter
CRIME: abduction, murder
SITU: banishment, desolate, isolation
DEV: false accusation
MENT: forebodings
PERS: pride
EMO: guilt, shame
SOC: colonization, social isolation
REL: demon, paganism, possession, puritanism, satanism, sin
SUP: black magic, levitation
END: evil wins - DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJulian WestMaurice SchutzRena MandelA drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.(Vámpír)
HORROR
supernatural
*expressionist, gothic, surreal*
ENT: vampire
LOC: castle, cemetery, hotel, rural
INT: buried alive
CRIME: murder, poisoning
SITU: confined, obsession
MENT: dream
FAM: loss of family member
MED: blood transfusion, fever
REL: possession
SUP: cursed - DirectorJosé Luis AlemánStarsDaniele LiottiÓscar JaenadaLaia MarullLuisa Llorente, an expert on taxation of old buildings, had recently gone to the Victorian mansion Valdemar to conduct an inventory of property ownership. After she mysteriously disappeared, Maximilian, president of her company, engaged the services of a private detective to help find her. But soon they will discover that it is not the first disappearance at Valdemar mansion!The Valdemar Legacy
(A Valdemar hagyaték)
HORROR
CHAR: missing person, stalker
LOC: locked door, mansion, Victorian house
EVENT: investigation
SITU: confined, desolate, hiding - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel LindblomIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.The Virgin Spring
(Szűzforrás)
DRAMA (Period)
-Ingmar Bergman-
folk horror / supernatural / teensploitation
*mythological, symbolistic*
LOC: farm, woods
MOT: legend
CRIME: murder, sexual abuse
SITU: innocence
AIM: revenge
EMO: jealousy
FAM: loss of child, pregnancy, unwed pregnancy
MED: muteness
REL: paganism
SUP: cursed - DirectorJonas Matzow GulbrandsenStarsAdam EkeliKathrine FagerlandJohn Olav NilsenIn this mystery drama we follow Aslak (6) in a quest for answers about recent tragic events. Valley of Shadows is a film in the tradition of the Scandinavian Gothic.Valley of Shadows
(Árnyak völgye)
MYSTERY (Horror)
*gothic*
ENT: werewolf
LOC: rural, woods
AIM: quest - DirectorEric D. HowellStarsEmilia ClarkeMarton CsokasCaterina MurinoSet in 1950s Tuscany, Voice from the Stone is the haunting and suspenseful story of Verena, a solemn nurse drawn to aid a young boy who has fallen silent since the sudden passing of his mother.(Hangok a falból)
MYSTERY (Horror)
ENT: disembodied voice
LOC: castle, lake, mansion, mausoleum, secluded
SITU: trapped
PSY: anxiety
MENT: hearing voices
FAM: loss of family member
MED: muteness - DirectorKonstantin LopushanskiyStarsViktor MikhaylovVera MayorovaVadim LobanovIn a post-apocalyptic world, in which a large part of the population consists of demented and deformed mutants being kept in reservations, a man embarks upon visiting the ruins of a museum buried under the sea which can only be accessed during low tide.Visitor of a Museum
DRAMA (Horror, Sci-Fi)
disaster drama / dystopia / post-apocalyptic
*existentialist, metaphorical, post-punk, surreal, symbolistic*
CHAR: priest
ENT: mutant, zombie
LOC: concentration camp, ruins
THEME: destiny, prophecy
MOT: spirituality
PSY: hysteria, mental illness
EMO: hope
MED: Down syndrome
REL: cult, messiah