THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and aging

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
The Whales of August
The Whales of August
1987 · Lindsay Anderson
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
Age Is...
Age Is...
2012 · Stephen Dwoskin
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
2024 · Adam Martinec
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Vortex
Vortex
2021 · Gaspar Noé
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
2026 · Mauro Borrelli
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tony Richardson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Death and Transfiguration (, short
Death and Transfiguration (, short
1983 · Terence Davies
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Wild Strawberries' and 'The Seventh Seal' profoundly interrogate mortality, regret, and the inevitability of aging through deeply philosophical narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender explorations in 'After Life' and 'Everybody Wants Some!!' examine how aging and mortality shape memory, family bonds, and the meaning of existence.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His unflinching works like 'Amour' and 'Time of the Wolf' confront aging, physical decline, and death with raw emotional intensity and formal rigor.