THEME EXPLORATION

animal society

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Wes Anderson
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
The Squawkin’ Hawk
The Squawkin’ Hawk
1942 · Chuck Jones
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Thea Sharrock
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rob Minkoff USA

Grand-scale animated narratives exploring moral growth through anthropomorphic animal protagonists.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore animal behavior and the boundary between human and animal consciousness, questioning dominion and survival.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal narratives frequently use animals as metaphors for human social hierarchies, absurdity, and ritualistic power structures.