THEME EXPLORATION

death and legacy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies
1942 · Mikio Naruse
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train
1998 · Patrice Chéreau
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' profoundly explore mortality, memory, and the spiritual legacy we leave through time and consciousness.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Bergman's masterworks including 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers' directly confront death as an existential force while examining how love and art create lasting human legacies.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After Life' and 'Shoplifters' gently explore how we preserve memories of the dead and how ordinary lives create profound legacies through family and human connection.