THEME EXPLORATION

civilization vs. primitiveness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
Fazil
Fazil
1928 · Howard Hawks
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · Robert Altman
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977 · Jean Rouch
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document the collision between human ambition and untamed nature, exploring how civilization's reach confronts primal forces beyond control.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique examines the tension between primitive instinct and rational social progress, particularly in films depicting civilization's violent transformation.

 Sofia Coppola United States

Especially through *Apocalypse Now* and *The Godfather* series, he dissects how civilization's structures mask primitive desires for power and survival lurking beneath society.