THEME EXPLORATION

angels observing humanity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · Robert Rodriguez
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
2013 · Zack Snyder
Essential Killing
Essential Killing
2010 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Falls
The Falls
1982 · Peter Greenaway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His masterpiece 'Wings of Desire' directly features angels observing Berlin and human mortality with poetic melancholy.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films explore transcendent observation of human existence through visual poetry and philosophical meditation on divine perspective.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical cinema contemplates spiritual witness to human suffering and redemption with patient, reverent observation.