THEME EXPLORATION

artificial world

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Joss Whedon
9
9
2009 · Shane Acker
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · Malcolm D. Lee
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Gore Verbinski
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His filmography obsessively explores how technology and artificial systems merge with and corrupt the human body and identity.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His anime and live-action films deconstruct the boundaries between reality, dreams, and artificial constructs with surreal precision.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He systematically dismantles cinematic artifice itself, exposing how film creates artificial worlds while questioning their meaning.