THEME EXPLORATION

Quest narrative

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Duelle
Duelle
1976 · Jacques Rivette
Katia
Katia
1959 · Robert Siodmak
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Lion’s Mouth
Lion’s Mouth
2000 · Ken Russell
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Peter Jackson
The Ordinaries
The Ordinaries
2022 · Sophie Linnenbaum
Actrius
Actrius
1997 · Ventura Pons
An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man
An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man
1978 · Shuji Terayama
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
Sin Dejar Huella
Sin Dejar Huella
2000 · María Novaro
The Element of Crime
The Element of Crime
1984 · Lars von Trier
The Constellation of Virgin
The Constellation of Virgin
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document individuals pursuing impossible dreams and spiritual quests against overwhelming odds, from Aguirre to Fitzcarraldo.

 Terrence Malick United States

His philosophical narratives frame human life as a perpetual spiritual quest for meaning, beauty, and transcendence across mythic and intimate landscapes.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated works center on protagonists undertaking transformative quests of self-discovery through fantastical worlds, blending adventure with profound inner journeys.