THEME EXPLORATION

human relationship with water

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
2014 · Antoine Fuqua
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films use water as a spiritual and temporal conduit, exploring memory and human connection through rivers and flooded landscapes.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic cinema frequently uses rain and water reflections as metaphors for longing, loss, and the fluidity of human relationships.