Cinema Atlas
Discover Ask the Atlas World Map Directors My List Sign in
THEME EXPLORATION

cross-species connection

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
2024 · Ivana Gloria
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore humanity's relationship with wild animals and nature, from grizzly bears to cave paintings, revealing profound connections across species boundaries.

Hayao Miyazaki → Japan

His animated films consistently center on emotional bonds between humans and animals or spirits, portraying cross-species relationships as central to understanding compassion and belonging.

Agnès Varda → France

Her films celebrate unexpected connections between humans and animals, and between different people, with a poetic tenderness that dissolves boundaries between species and social groups.

Cinema Atlas
About Privacy Terms
© Cinema Atlas 2026 · An independent world-cinema guide
Discover Search Ask the Atlas My List Sign in