THEME EXPLORATION

past-life regression

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days
2026 · Yuichi Fukuda
La Femme d’à côté
La Femme d’à côté
1981 · François Truffaut
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His nonlinear narratives and exploration of consciousness blur temporal boundaries, suggesting cyclical patterns of memory and identity that echo past-life concepts.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films obsessively examine psychological fragmentation and trauma recurring across time, portraying how past experiences haunt and reshape present consciousness.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic cinema captures souls meeting across different timelines and emotional states, suggesting reincarnation and karmic connections between lovers.