THEME EXPLORATION

human-animal relationships

35 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Josh Johnson: Symphony
2026 · Jacob Menache
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Ohan
Ohan
1984 · Kon Ichikawa
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Escape
The Escape
1914 · D.W. Griffith
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Alfonso Cuarón & Gus Van Sant & Joel Coen & Wes Craven
The Man of the Future
The Man of the Future
2019 · Felipe Ríos Fuentes
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Crawl
Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja
The Bear
The Bear
1988 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You
2019 · Dennis Gansel
Especially on Sunday
Especially on Sunday
1991 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
Getting to Know the Big Wide World
1978 · Kira Muratova
Lean on Pete
Lean on Pete
2018 · Andrew Haigh
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jo-Anne Brechin

Observational filmmaker exploring the inner lives and bonds between humans and animals with quiet intensity.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore the psychological and philosophical boundaries between humans and animals, from grizzly bears to circus performers.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He consistently uses animals as mirrors to human emotion and morality, most notably in 'Shoplifters' and his deeper exploration of compassion across species.