THEME EXPLORATION

life and death cycle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman
1968 · Sidney Lumet
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
1973 · Jean Rouch
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Söndagsbarn
Söndagsbarn
1992 · Ingmar Bergman
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical films like *Mirror* and *Stalker* meditate on mortality, memory, and spiritual transcendence within the cycle of existence.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as *After Life* and *Shoplifters* tenderly explore how the living honor the dead and find meaning in transient human connections.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His masterpieces *The Seventh Seal* and *Wild Strawberries* confront death, aging, and life's cyclical nature with unflinching philosophical depth.