THEME EXPLORATION

human transience

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mes parents un jour d’été
Mes parents un jour d’été
1990 · François Ozon
Model Shop
Model Shop
1969 · Jacques Demy
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
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
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore time's passage and human mortality through meditative long takes that emphasize life's fleeting, spiritual nature.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He captures the bittersweet beauty of ordinary moments and aging, showing how time transforms families and relationships across generations.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His contemplative cinema examines human vulnerability, mortality, and the transient beauty of everyday existence through minimal narratives.