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THEME EXPLORATION

storm at sea

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
1957 · Roger Corman
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 · Michael Thurmeier & Mike Thurmeier & Steve Martino
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
1995 · Ken Russell
Paradise
Paradise
1994 · Paolo Sorrentino
Dead Calm
Dead Calm
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
Yenendi de Ganghel (Rain Dance at Ganghel)
1968 · Jean Rouch
Entre Calais et Douvres
Entre Calais et Douvres
1897 · Georges Méliès
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Ben Wheatley
47 Meters Down
47 Meters Down
2017 · Johannes Roberts
Triangle
Triangle
2009 · Christopher Smith
Gods of the Deep
Gods of the Deep
2023 · Charlie Steeds
Kraken
Kraken
2026 · Pål Øie
Shark Bait
Shark Bait
2022 · James Nunn
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His philosophical explorations of human existence often incorporate vast natural forces, with water and storms serving as metaphors for spiritual turbulence and moral struggle.

Werner Herzog → Germany

He obsessively depicts humanity's vulnerability against overwhelming natural elements, creating visceral and meditative portraits of conflict between man and unforgiving environments.

Masaki Kobayashi → Japan

His films capture the sublime terror and beauty of natural disasters, using storms and turbulent seas to explore human vulnerability, fate, and the limits of individual agency.

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