THEME EXPLORATION

death and memory

44 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
La Chambre Verte
La Chambre Verte
1978 · François Truffaut
Remembrance
Remembrance
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012 · Lav Diaz
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Men Don’t Cry
Men Don’t Cry
2017 · Alen Drljević
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress
2026 · Satoshi Kon
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like Mirror and Stalker explore memory as a spiritual force and mortality through philosophical inquiry into time and human consciousness.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works like After Life and Our Little Sister examine how the living preserve and honor the memory of the dead through intimate, tender narratives.