THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese mythology

29 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Twilight
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Parking
Parking
1985 · Jacques Demy
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
A Walk Through Prospero's Library
1992 · Peter Greenaway
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt
2016 · Alex Proyas
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe
1979 · Mrinal Sen
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
Damsel
Damsel
2024 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Troll
Troll
2022 · Roar Uthaug
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012 · MJ Bassett
The Invisible Guardian
The Invisible Guardian
2017 · Fernando González Molina
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Zhang Yimou China

Created grand-scale adaptations of classical Chinese legends with stunning visual aesthetics in films like 'Hero' and 'House of Flying Daggers' that draw deeply from mythological traditions.