THEME EXPLORATION

atomic radiation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Rain
Black Rain
1989 · Shohei Imamura
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Hulk
Hulk
2003 · Ang Lee
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August
1991 · Akira Kurosawa
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Slacker
Slacker
1991 · Richard Linklater
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
1957 · Roger Corman
Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
Atomic Bombs on the Planet Earth
2012 · Peter Greenaway
Silkwood
Silkwood
1983 · Mike Nichols
Shack and puppets
Shack and puppets
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Silencers
The Silencers
1966 · Phil Karlson
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · Alexandre Aja
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His film 'Rhapsody in August' directly addresses the Hiroshima bombing and its devastating human consequences, while 'Dreams' features a haunting sequence depicting nuclear catastrophe.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His masterpiece 'Stalker' uses the Zone as a metaphor for atomic danger and existential dread, exploring humanity's relationship with destructive forces and forbidden knowledge.