THEME EXPLORATION

human consciousness

35 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Dotanba
Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Simulant
Simulant
2023 · April Mullen
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
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
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
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
A Conversation with the Sun (Installation)
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alex Garland UK

Explores the boundaries between human and artificial consciousness through visually austere, intellectually demanding narratives.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet

Slow, visually poetic meditations on time, spirituality, and human consciousness.

 Marco Brambilla Italy

Hyperkinetic visual spectacle exploring humanity's collision with advanced technology and existential transformation.