THEME EXPLORATION

maritime symbolism

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak
1924 · John Ford
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Death of Sentiment
Death of Sentiment
1962 · Peter Greenaway
Suonno d'ammore
Suonno d'ammore
1955 · Sergio Corbucci
Visitors
Visitors
2003 · Richard Franklin
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958 · Roy Ward Baker
Nerisa
Nerisa
2021 · Lawrence Fajardo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use maritime and water imagery as profound metaphors for consciousness, time, and spiritual transformation, most notably in 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror'.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema frequently employs oceanic and nautical symbolism to explore existence, memory, and the sublime in works like 'The New World' and 'The Tree of Life'.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films use maritime settings and water imagery as symbols of longing, separation, and the transient nature of human connection in films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Fallen Angels'.