THEME EXPLORATION

death and acceptance

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Love Unto Death
Love Unto Death
1984 · Alain Resnais
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Sneaks
Sneaks
2025 · Rob Edwards
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
2026 · Karsten Kiilerich
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Il caso Mattei
Il caso Mattei
1972 · Francesco Rosi
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Route Irish
Route Irish
2010 · Ken Loach
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'Broker' explore death, loss, and human connection with profound tenderness and acceptance of life's impermanence.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

A master of existential cinema who confronts mortality and the search for meaning in works like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers' with unflinching depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' meditate on loss, memory, and accepting the passage of time with lyrical resignation.