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THEME EXPLORATION

maritime setting

20 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Sea in Their Blood
The Sea in Their Blood
1983 · Peter Greenaway
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

He consistently returns to maritime settings and man's struggle against nature, as seen in films exploring extreme environments and seafaring ventures.

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