THEME EXPLORATION

prehistoric fantasy

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
1983 · Antonio Margheriti
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · George Miller
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970 · Jaromil Jireš
Cendrillon
Cendrillon
1899 · Georges Méliès
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Ben Wheatley
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Wonderland
Wonderland
1998 · Michael Winterbottom
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentary 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' explores prehistoric consciousness through ancient cave paintings, while films like 'Aguirre' blend primal landscapes with mythic storytelling.

 Jean-Jacques Annaud France

Director of 'Quest for Fire' (1981), which authentically depicts prehistoric human survival and imagination through minimal dialogue and visceral visual storytelling.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His film 'Teorema' and mythological works explore primal human experience and ritualistic fantasy grounded in anthropological observation and poetic vision.