THEME EXPLORATION

spirit world

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Joss Whedon
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'The Third Person' explore the liminal spaces between the living and deceased, examining memory and spiritual transcendence.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He seamlessly blends magical realism with the spirit world in films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water,' creating visually haunting explorations of otherworldly realms.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema in films like 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' directly engages with Buddhist concepts of spirits, reincarnation, and the porous boundary between life and death.