THEME EXPLORATION

mortality and rebirth

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Birth
Birth
2023 · Lee Moss
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
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual transformation and the cyclical nature of existence through meditative long takes and metaphysical imagery.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He obsessively examines cycles of decay, obsession, and rebirth through visceral, body-horror narratives that blur dream and reality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films tenderly capture how loss and memory enable emotional rebirth, exploring how the dead live on through those who remember them.