THEME EXPLORATION

human relationship with water

31 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Bruce Beresford
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
The Pearl Button
The Pearl Button
2015 · Patricio Guzmán
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Blind War
Blind War
2022 · Chris Huo
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
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
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
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 Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Water appears as a spiritual and philosophical element throughout his work, symbolizing memory, time, and human consciousness in films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror'.

 Claire Denis France

Her films frequently use water and aquatic environments to explore human vulnerability, sensuality, and the dissolution of identity within natural forces.