THEME EXPLORATION

human connection to nature

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
The Earth Smiles
The Earth Smiles
1925 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
2024 · Ivana Gloria
The Shallows
The Shallows
2016 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
Society of the Snow
Society of the Snow
2023 · J. A. Bayona
Bel Canto
Bel Canto
2018 · Paul Weitz
Gerry
Gerry
2002 · Gus Van Sant
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His films transcend narrative to explore humanity's spiritual and philosophical relationship with nature through visual poetry and introspection.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He documents humanity's obsessive confrontation with untamed wilderness, revealing both our vulnerability and our compulsion to understand the natural world.

 Agnès Varda France

Her lyrical documentaries and narrative films celebrate everyday human connections to landscapes, seasons, and the poetic dimension of ordinary nature.