THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and meaning

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
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29
2026 · Rathna Kumar
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
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
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
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
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers' persistently interrogate death, faith, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, philosophical works explore mortality through memory, time, and spiritual transcendence as pathways to understanding human existence.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'After Life' and 'Shoplifters' examine mortality and meaning through intimate family moments and the weight of accumulated human experiences.