THEME EXPLORATION

nature and vegetation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Tarzan
Tarzan
1999 · Chris Buck & Kevin Lima
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His films are meditative explorations of nature's beauty and humanity's relationship with the natural world, using sweeping cinematography of landscapes and vegetation as central narrative elements.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He documents humanity's struggle against and fascination with untamed nature and extreme environments, creating visceral portraits of vegetation, wilderness, and ecological themes.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films intimately capture the tension between industrialization and natural landscapes, examining how vegetation and rural environments are transformed by human development.