THEME EXPLORATION

modern vs. primitive

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Winter Garden
Winter Garden
1972 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
2011 · Will Gluck
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
L’Eclisse
L’Eclisse
1962 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively examine humanity's struggle between technological ambition and primal nature, as seen in Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre.

 Terrence Malick United States

He contrasts industrial civilization with transcendent natural beauty, exploring how modernity alienates us from primordial grace in films like The Thin Red Line.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema blends contemporary Thai society with spiritual and primitive folklore, questioning what modernization costs in films like Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.