THEME EXPLORATION

survival instinct versus social conditioning

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Monkey Kingdom
Monkey Kingdom
2015 · Alastair Fothergill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films ruthlessly examine how primal biological instincts violently clash with societal norms and civilized behavior.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narratives obsessively explore humans confronting raw nature and their own survival impulses against cultural restraint.

 Gaspar Noé France

His transgressive films strip away social pretense to expose the base survival and visceral drives lurking beneath civilized society.