THEME EXPLORATION

maritime symbolism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Brise-glace
Brise-glace
1990 · Jean Rouch
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Hearts of Oak
Hearts of Oak
1924 · John Ford
King-Size Woman
King-Size Woman
1965 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films use water and maritime imagery as metaphors for spiritual journey, memory, and the human soul's relationship with nature.

 Jacques Tati France

He explores maritime spaces and seaside settings as stages for observing human behavior and modern society's relationship with leisure and the ocean.

 Powell and Pressburger United Kingdom

Their visually poetic films frequently employ maritime symbolism to represent freedom, danger, destiny, and the liminal space between worlds.