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THEME EXPLORATION

snow setting

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' use snow-laden landscapes as metaphysical spaces where memory, spirituality, and human contemplation intersect with nature's vastness.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

'Ran' and 'Dersu Uzala' employ snow settings to explore themes of human fragility, fate, and the sublime power of nature over ambition and conflict.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His Nordic films like 'Dogville' and works featuring Scandinavian landscapes use cold, snow-bound settings to heighten psychological tension and existential darkness.

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