THEME EXPLORATION

high-altitude physiology

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
The Kissing Booth
The Kissing Booth
2018 · Vince Marcello
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
4th Period Mystery
4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee
Angus
Angus
1995 · Patrick Read Johnson
Drink Slay Love
Drink Slay Love
2017 · Vanessa Parise
Fight Back to School
Fight Back to School
1991 · Gordon Chan
Rebound
Rebound
2023 · Chang Hang-jun
The Boy Foretold By the Stars
The Boy Foretold By the Stars
2020 · Dolly Dulu
The Highschool Girl Repeating Class
The Highschool Girl Repeating Class
1978 · Mariano Laurenti
The Oyster Princess
The Oyster Princess
1919 · Ernst Lubitsch
Your Heart Will Be Broken
Your Heart Will Be Broken
2026 · Mikhail Vaynberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries extensively explore extreme high-altitude environments and human endurance, particularly in 'Fata Morgana' and his climbing narratives.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His film 'The Revenant' intensely depicts high-altitude survival physiology and the human body's struggle against extreme mountain conditions.

 Jean-Jacques Annaud France

His film 'Seven Years in Tibet' deeply engages with high-altitude physiology through the characters' journey across the Himalayas and adaptation to extreme elevation.