THEME EXPLORATION

human-animal partnership

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Teem
Teem
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Escape
The Escape
1914 · D.W. Griffith
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
Crawl
Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja
The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts
2019 · Tom Harper
The Bear
The Bear
1988 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Returner
Returner
2002 · Takashi Yamazaki
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
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
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
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
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
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore the complex, often dangerous relationships between humans and wild animals, examining our desire to dominate and understand nature.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films frequently feature animals as mirrors to human emotion and family bonds, exploring how creatures embody unconditional love and loyalty in domestic life.

 Agnès Varda France

She tenderly portrays animals as companions and witnesses to human stories, celebrating the quiet dignity of creatures sharing space with vulnerable people.