THEME EXPLORATION

mortality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · Josh Boone
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Haigh UK · Harrogate

Silence becomes language—letting unspoken longing accumulate into unbearable emotional weight.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand · Bangkok

Cinema as liminal space where time dissolves and the living commune with ghosts.

 Aaron Schneider USA

Humanistic storyteller exploring grace and redemption in rural lives with visual restraint.