THEME EXPLORATION

legacy and destiny

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
1969 · John Huston
Heredity
Heredity
1912 · D.W. Griffith
The Duel
The Duel
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
For Bruce
For Bruce
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Beast
Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Mollywood Times
Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
The Promise, Architect BV Doshi
2026 · Jan Schmidt-Garre
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films contemplate human existence, mortality, and our place in the grand arc of time, exploring how individual lives intersect with larger cosmic destinies.

 Andrei Tarkovsky USSR

His meditative cinema probes the tension between personal fate and spiritual destiny, examining how memory and legacy shape human consciousness across generations.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films explore how chance encounters and lost love become part of our personal mythology, making destiny seem both inevitable and impossibly fragile.