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natural elements

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
1972 · David Cronenberg
Godzilla
Godzilla
2014 · Gareth Edwards
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Swapped
Swapped
2026 · Nathan Greno
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Key Largo *
Key Largo *
1948 · John Huston
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → USA

His films are meditative explorations of nature's beauty and humanity's place within it, using sweeping landscapes and natural light as central narrative elements.

Werner Herzog → Germany

He obsessively documents extreme natural environments and landscapes, examining the sublime and often dangerous relationship between humans and untamed nature.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

His masterworks integrate weather, seasons, and natural forces as active participants in human drama, most famously in films like 'Ran' and 'Rashomon'.

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