THEME EXPLORATION

lost civilization

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Island at the Top of the World
The Island at the Top of the World
1974 · Robert Stevenson
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
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
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Eureka
Eureka
1983 · Nicolas Roeg
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977 · Jean Rouch
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini
Le Chanteur inconnu
Le Chanteur inconnu
1931 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Legend of the Fox
Legend of the Fox
1980 · Chang Cheh
Kino-Pravda No. 12
Kino-Pravda No. 12
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
2018 · Bi Gan
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · Ruggero Deodato
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore forgotten cultures and archaeological mysteries, from ancient cave paintings to lost Amazonian civilizations.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films frequently examine the collapse of civilizations and the remnants of human ambition through fractured narratives and haunting atmospheres.

 David Lean United Kingdom

His epic films, particularly 'Lawrence of Arabia,' capture the grandeur and inevitable decline of civilizations amid desert landscapes and human conflict.