His films obsessively probe humanity's relationship with nature and animals, from the conquest of wild landscapes to the blurred boundaries between human and animal consciousness.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis austere, philosophical works frequently feature animals as moral mirrors to human degradation and alienation, most notably in 'Sátántangó' and 'Turin Horse'.
Denis Villeneuve FranceShe explores primal human instincts and animalistic desire through sensual cinema, examining how civilization fails to contain our base nature, particularly in 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life'.