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THEME EXPLORATION

nature imagery

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Birds of Paradise
The Birds of Paradise
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Meteorites
Meteorites
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
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
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → United States

His films are defined by transcendent cinematography of natural landscapes, using nature as a spiritual and philosophical force that explores humanity's place in the cosmos.

Werner Herzog → Germany

He obsessively documents extreme natural environments and wilderness, treating nature as both sublime beauty and indifferent, overwhelming force that challenges human existence.

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