Tracing the thread…
His documentaries and films obsessively explore humanity's dangerous fascination with and vulnerability to the natural world, from grizzly bears to volcanoes.
Jacques Audiard FranceHe frequently portrays characters struggling against primal instincts and brutal environments, examining how animals and animalistic forces shape human destiny.
Béla Tarr HungaryHis bleak, slow-cinema works depict humanity as small and helpless against vast natural and systemic forces, with animals often symbolizing inevitable decay.