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THEME EXPLORATION

dying and death

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · Jerry Zucker
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Jenjira, Brother Triam
Jenjira, Brother Triam
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His philosophical films like Mirror and Stalker contemplate mortality, memory, and the spiritual dimensions of human existence through meditative visual poetry.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

Films such as The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries directly confront death, faith, and the human condition with profound psychological and existential intensity.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Works like After Life and Broker tenderly explore grief, loss, and acceptance of death while affirming the meaning found in human connections and memories.

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