THEME EXPLORATION

natural world

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Day the Series Stopped
The Day the Series Stopped
2014 · Ryan Fleck
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
1972 · David Cronenberg
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Swapped
Swapped
2026 · Nathan Greno
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alastair Fothergill UK

Epic natural world exploration using innovative cinematography to reveal Earth's intricate ecological systems.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's relationship with untamed nature, from volcanoes to jungles, exploring our primal struggle against the natural world.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema celebrates the sublime beauty of landscapes and natural phenomena as expressions of spiritual truth and human insignificance.