THEME EXPLORATION

death and the afterlife

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Enter the Void
Enter the Void
2010 · Gaspar Noé
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
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
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
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
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
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Peter Jackson
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' meditate on mortality, memory, and spiritual transcendence through contemplative imagery and metaphysical inquiry.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He confronted death and existential dread directly in masterpieces like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Through a Glass Darkly,' exploring faith, doubt, and what lies beyond.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' poetically explore loss, nostalgia, and the ephemeral nature of existence through dreamlike narratives.