THEME EXPLORATION

water pollution

23 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
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films frequently depict the environmental consequences of rapid industrialization and urbanization in China, with water pollution as a recurring symbol of ecological devastation.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

He uses water imagery extensively in his work to explore themes of urban decay, stagnation, and environmental degradation in contemporary cities.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narrative films consistently examine humanity's destructive relationship with nature, including direct explorations of waterways damaged by human intervention.