THEME EXPLORATION

mountain climbing

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1961 · Blake Edwards
Born to be Bad
Born to be Bad
1950 · Nicholas Ray
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Early to Wed
Early to Wed
1926 · Frank Borzage
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
La escopeta nacional
La escopeta nacional
1978 · Luis García Berlanga
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Luci del varietà
Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Baltasar Kormákur Iceland

His films like 'Everest' and 'The Deep' directly depict the physical and psychological challenges of extreme mountain environments and human survival.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He obsessively explores humanity's relationship with nature's most extreme landscapes, from 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' to documentaries on Everest and mountain conquest.

 Jean-Jacques Annaud France

His films 'Seven Years in Tibet' and 'The Name of the Rose' use mountainous terrain as both literal setting and metaphor for spiritual and personal transcendence.