THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and reflection

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Armas e o Povo
As Armas e o Povo
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Wit
Wit
2001 · Mike Nichols
After Life
After Life
1999 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
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
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
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
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' explore time, memory, and human mortality through long takes and philosophical questioning.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpieces including 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' directly confront death, faith, and existential dread with unflinching psychological depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic works like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' examine transience, loss, and the fragility of human connection through stunning aesthetic reflection.