THEME EXPLORATION

natural versus artificial

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
I, Robot
I, Robot
2004 · Alex Proyas
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys
2015 · Alan Taylor
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
9
9
2005 · Shane Acker
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
1972 · David Cronenberg
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' meditate on the intersection of human consciousness, nature, and technological artifice through long, contemplative sequences.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He obsessively documents humanity's struggle against and within nature ('Fitzcarraldo', 'Aguirre'), exploring how humans impose artificial will upon untamed landscapes.