THEME EXPLORATION

Lost Cities

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fast & Furious 6
Fast & Furious 6
2013 · Justin Lin
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Michael Bay
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress
2026 · Satoshi Kon
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1974 · Akira Kurosawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His obsessive documentaries like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' explore humanity's doomed quests to discover and conquer legendary lost civilizations in remote jungles.

 David Lean United Kingdom

His epic films such as 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' are steeped in the romance and mystery of lost ancient cultures and forgotten desert kingdoms.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Films like 'The Revenant' and his visual storytelling deeply engage with themes of civilizations lost to time, nature's power, and humanity's struggle against forgotten worlds.