Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Godard's experimental cinema deconstructs society and language to explore the authentic self versus social artifice, core Rousseauian concerns.

Tarkovsky's meditative films probe humanity's relationship with nature and spiritual authenticity, echoing Rousseau's critique of civilization's corruption.

Herzog's documentaries and narratives examine the sublime power of nature and humanity's struggle between civilized constraints and primal existence, reflecting Rousseau's philosophy.