THEME EXPLORATION

nature and futility

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible

Tropical Malady

Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi

We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay

Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis

Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell

Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick

Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili

Dersu Uzala
1975 · —

Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg

Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle

Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck

Give You A Candy

Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang

Saptadingar Guptodhon

Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee

Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega

Silent Friend
2026 · Ildikó Enyedi

The Botanist
2026 · Jing Yi

Bread and Alley

Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami

I racconti di Canterbury

I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini

Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films meditate on human insignificance against vast natural landscapes and the futility of material pursuits through long, contemplative takes.

Werner Herzog Germany

He obsessively documents humanity's doomed struggle against indifferent nature, exploring the sublime futility of ambition in films like *Aguirre* and *Fitzcarraldo*.

Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His cinema captures existential alienation and the emptiness of human connection amid modern environments, emphasizing nature's indifference to human meaning-making.