THEME EXPLORATION

death and fate

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 2
2003 · David R. Ellis
Le Porte del Silenzio
Le Porte del Silenzio
1991 · Lucio Fulci
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 · Michael Powell
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
2003 · Takashi Miike
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Gore Verbinski
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpieces like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Wild Strawberries' obsessively interrogate mortality, divine judgment, and the human confrontation with inevitable death.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, philosophical films such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore fate, time, and death through metaphysical imagery and spiritual questioning.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like 'Ikiru' and 'Ran' profoundly examine how characters confront death and navigate the predetermined patterns of fate and human destiny.