His documentaries and films obsessively explore humanity's struggle against extreme frozen landscapes and natural forces, exemplified in works like 'Aguirre' and 'Fitzcarraldo.'
Ari Aster United StatesHe frequently employs isolated, snow-covered settings as backdrops for psychological terror and dread, most notably in 'Midsommar' and short films featuring claustrophobic winter environments.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHis philosophical cinema uses desolate, frozen landscapes to explore existential danger and human vulnerability, particularly evident in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror.'