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THEME EXPLORATION

animal identity

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Thea Sharrock
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021 · Will Gluck
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch → USA

His surrealist narratives frequently blur boundaries between human and animal consciousness, exploring primal psychological states through unsettling imagery.

Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively examine the intersection of human and animal nature, questioning civilization's relationship with the wild.

Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His animated works consistently center animals as protagonists with human complexity, exploring themes of transformation, identity, and coexistence between species.

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