THEME EXPLORATION

human origins mythology

36 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternals
Eternals
2021 · Chloé Zhao
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Ce qui me meut
Ce qui me meut
1989 · Cédric Klapisch
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
1960 · Silvio Amadio
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
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
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
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
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
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
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films, particularly 'The Tree of Life,' explicitly explore human origins through poetic meditation on creation, evolution, and our place in the cosmos.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He documents prehistoric human mythology and origins in works like 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' examining ancient creation narratives and humanity's earliest artistic impulses.