THEME EXPLORATION

golden fleece

7 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2026 · David Bickerstaff
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Tim Burton
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
Of Men and Music (, 20th Century-Fox) Directed by Irving Reis.
Of Men and Music (, 20th Century-Fox) Directed by Irving Reis.
1951 · Robert Aldrich
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His adaptation of Greek mythology in 'Medea' and 'Oedipus Rex' deeply explores the tragic pursuit of impossible desires and divine punishment, central to the Golden Fleece narrative.

 Theo Angelopoulos Greece

His films consistently interrogate Greek history and mythology as metaphors for human longing and lost ideals, making the impossible quest inherent to the Golden Fleece a recurring visual and thematic obsession.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His work explores humanity's destructive obsession with unattainable perfection and salvation, mirroring the mythological desperation of those who pursue the Golden Fleece at any cost.