THEME EXPLORATION

world tree mythology

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films repeatedly feature mystical trees as spiritual centers connecting human and supernatural worlds, most prominently in Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

 Terrence Malick United States

His philosophical cinema uses nature and trees as metaphors for cosmic connection and the tree of life, particularly in The Tree of Life and The New World.