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His films like 'After the Storm' and 'The Third Person' frequently use forest settings as metaphors for human connection and isolation within nature.
Terrence Malick United StatesA master of nature cinematography who uses forests as spiritual and philosophical spaces in films like 'The Thin Red Line' and 'A Hidden Life'.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis meditative approach to cinema transforms forests into profound visual and existential landscapes, most notably in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror'.