Cinema Atlas
Discover Ask the Atlas World Map Directors My List Newsletter
THEME EXPLORATION

buddhist morality

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Guy Ritchie
Jar City
Jar City
2007 · Baltasar Kormákur
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His meditative, transcendent filmmaking style reflects Buddhist concepts of impermanence, consciousness, and the nature of existence in works like 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives'.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visual poetry and exploration of karma, destiny, and spiritual yearning in films like '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' embody Buddhist themes of attachment and transience.

Cinema Atlas
About Newsletter Privacy Terms
© Cinema Atlas 2026 · An independent world-cinema guide
Discover Search Ask the Atlas My List Newsletter