THEME EXPLORATION

geological contemplation

9 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
1972 · David Cronenberg
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Erosion
Erosion
1971 · Peter Greenaway
Prelude 15
Prelude 15
1996 · Stan Brakhage
The Wave
The Wave
2015 · Roar Uthaug
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Japan Sinks
Japan Sinks
2006 · Shinji Higuchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively explore humanity's relationship with raw geological forces and primordial landscapes, from volcanoes to caves to vast natural formations.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

He uses barren landscapes, industrial sites, and geological textures as visual metaphors for existential emptiness and human alienation from the natural world.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films meditate on time, memory, and transformation through extended shots of water, earth, and geological decay, treating landscape as a spiritual dimension.