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THEME EXPLORATION

nature encounters

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
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore humanity's confrontation with raw, overwhelming natural forces and landscapes.

Terrence Malick → United States

His poetic cinema treats nature as a spiritual presence, examining humanity's place within and alienation from the natural world.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films capture intimate human encounters with nature, revealing how natural cycles and environments shape family relationships and memories.

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