THEME EXPLORATION

journey into darkness

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films explore the darkness of human consciousness, faith, and existential despair through meditative visual poetry.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative works deliberately descend into psychological and moral darkness, examining suffering and the human capacity for cruelty.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives plunge viewers into nightmarish psychological labyrinths where darkness conceals hidden truths and disturbing realities.