THEME EXPLORATION

human versus animal

35 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Miracle of Flight
Miracle of Flight
1974 · Terry Gilliam
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
La Constellation Jodorowsky (Louis Mouchet, ). Available on Fando y Lis DVD, Fantoma, , and Santa Sangre DVD, Anchor Bay, .
La Constellation Jodorowsky (Louis Mouchet, ). Available on Fando y Lis DVD, Fantoma, , and Santa Sangre DVD, Anchor Bay, .
1995 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
Crawl
Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively examine the boundary between human civilization and wild nature, exploring humanity's fatal attraction to untamed forces.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

He portrays humans as morally degraded creatures indistinguishable from animals, capturing the animal instincts underlying human existence.

 David Fincher United States

His work reveals humans as predatory animals driven by primal urges, particularly in thrillers exploring the animalistic nature of violence and obsession.