THEME EXPLORATION

sacrifice and longing

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Out of Love
Out of Love
2025 · Nathan Ambrosioni
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Beast
Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins
Blast
Blast
2026 · Subash K Raj
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
Train to Busan
Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore spiritual longing and the sacrifices required to pursue transcendent meaning through meditative, philosophical narratives.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His works such as 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke' weave together themes of sacrifice for others and yearning for lost worlds and identities.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Fanny and Alexander' deeply examine human longing for connection, meaning, and faith alongside the sacrifices demanded by love and mortality.