THEME EXPLORATION

afterlife bureaucracy

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
After Life
After Life
1999 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
A Billionaire
A Billionaire
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Examination Day at School
Examination Day at School
1910 · D.W. Griffith
L.627
L.627
1992 · Bertrand Tavernier
Mandabi
Mandabi
1968 · Ousmane Sembène
Report
Report
1977 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Peter Jackson
Crystal Swan
Crystal Swan
2018 · Darya Zhuk
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017 · Kim Yong-hwa
All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989 · Don Bluth
3 A.M. Part 2
3 A.M. Part 2
2014 · Isara Nadee & Putipong Saisikaew
Troublesome Night
Troublesome Night
1997 · Herman Yau
Yamadonga
Yamadonga
2007 · S. S. Rajamouli
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His film 'After Life' literally depicts a bureaucratic waystation where the deceased select their most precious memory before moving on.

 Wim Wenders Germany

His meditative works like 'Wings of Desire' explore liminal spaces between life and death with philosophical depth about human existence and cosmic administration.

 Ari Aster United States

His films obsessively examine ritual systems and supernatural protocols that govern unseen forces, treating death and its mechanics with dark procedural precision.