THEME EXPLORATION

nature vs civilization

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Dersu Uzala
1975 · —

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

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)

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

Tropical Malady

Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The Time of the Wolf

The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke

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

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

48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran

48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami

I racconti di Canterbury

I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's futile struggle against untamed nature and the destructive impulses of civilization, from conquering volcanoes to the madness of jungle exploration.

Terrence Malick USA

He creates poetic meditations on the tension between civilization's artificiality and nature's sublime beauty, exploring how human consciousness disturbs the natural world's grace.

Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films celebrate nature's spiritual power while depicting the tragic consequences of industrial civilization, seeking harmony rather than dominion between humans and the natural world.