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THEME EXPLORATION

death and spirituality

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
Love Unto Death
Love Unto Death
1984 · Alain Resnais
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977 · Jean Rouch
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical cinema explores mortality, faith, and the spiritual essence of human existence through meditative, transcendent imagery.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

He unflinchingly examines death anxiety, existential dread, and humanity's search for spiritual meaning in works like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Cries and Whispers'.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films tenderly depict the liminal space between life and death, exploring how loss and remembrance connect us to spirituality and human connection.

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