THEME EXPLORATION

water and weather

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Bruce Beresford
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 · John Landis
Black Knight
Black Knight
2001 · Gil Junger
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Waterfall
Waterfall
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
Nogent, Eldorado du dimanche
1929 · Marcel Carné
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
The Sons of the Water
The Sons of the Water
1959 · Jean Rouch
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
The Enemy of the People
The Enemy of the People
1972 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Pearl Button
The Pearl Button
2015 · Patricio Guzmán
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx
1995 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
A Royal Makeover
A Royal Makeover
2023 · Damián Romay
Brain Drain
Brain Drain
2009 · Fernando González Molina
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like 'Ran' and 'Seven Samurai' use rain, storms, and water as central metaphors for human struggle and emotional turbulence.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Films like 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' employ weather systems and natural phenomena as manifestations of psychological states and existential dread.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Fallen Angels' use rain, mist, and atmospheric weather to create moods of nostalgia, longing, and romantic melancholy.