THEME EXPLORATION

bond between man and animal

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Wes Anderson
The Children’s Friend
The Children’s Friend
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
1974 · Lucio Fulci
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
Rocky
Rocky
1948 · Phil Karlson
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Mike Nichols
Razorback
Razorback
1984 · Russell Mulcahy
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively examine humanity's relationship with wild animals and nature, exploring the tension between human will and animal instinct.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He portrays delicate emotional bonds between humans and animals with poetic tenderness, revealing how animals mirror and teach us about compassion and mortality.

 Claire Denis France

Her films, particularly those set in Africa, probe the sensory and psychological connections between humans and animals through visceral, embodied storytelling.