THEME EXPLORATION

ancient temples

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Frozen II
Frozen II
2019 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Fellini Satyricon
Fellini Satyricon
1969 · Federico Fellini
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986 · Kar-leung Lau
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
2021 · Robert Schwentke
Troll
Troll
2022 · Roar Uthaug
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes
2011 · Lee Joon-ik
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023 · Ayataka Tanemura
Crystal Skulls
Crystal Skulls
2014 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' use architectural and sacred spaces to explore spiritual transcendence and the numinous power of ancient sites.

 Terrence Malick United States

His meditative visual poetry in films like 'The Tree of Life' and 'Song to Song' treats landscape and structures as sacred temples connecting humanity to the divine.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His haunting black-and-white cinematography in works like 'Sátántangó' transforms decaying structures and spaces into temples of memory and existential contemplation.