THEME EXPLORATION

death and commemoration

31 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Casque d’or
Casque d’or
1952 · Jacques Becker
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il caso Mattei
Il caso Mattei
1972 · Francesco Rosi
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Route Irish
Route Irish
2010 · Ken Loach
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin
1925 · Dziga Vertov
Life Combat
Life Combat
1979 · Chang Cheh
Martial Arts of Shaolin
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986 · Kar-leung Lau
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films meditate on mortality, memory, and spiritual transcendence through long, contemplative shots that honor what remains after death.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His apocalyptic, monochromatic films grapple with human finitude and the traces we leave behind in a decaying world.