THEME EXPLORATION

water mastery

28 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
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Waterfall
Waterfall
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945 · Mikio Naruse
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
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
Ustad Alauddin Khan
Ustad Alauddin Khan
1963 · Ritwik Ghatak
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
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
Drunken Master
Drunken Master
1978 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · Herman Yau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' use water as a metaphor for memory, consciousness, and spiritual transcendence, treating it as a philosophical medium rather than mere scenery.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His masterworks 'Spirited Away' and 'Ponyo' explore water as a living entity that embodies mystery, transformation, and the boundary between worlds.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films use water, rain, and reflections to represent emotional currents, lost time, and the fluidity of human connections in urban isolation.