THEME EXPLORATION

death and decay

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Boom!
Boom!
1968 · Joseph Losey
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' contemplate mortality, time's erosion, and spiritual decay through philosophical imagery and haunting cinematography.

 David Lynch United States

Lynch obsessively explores psychological decay, corruption, and mortality in works like 'Eraserhead' and 'Mulholland Drive,' blending surrealism with existential dread.