THEME EXPLORATION

old man

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpiece 'Ikiru' devastatingly explores mortality and meaning in an aging bureaucrat's life, while 'Red Beard' and late works examine wisdom and decline with profound humanity.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

In 'You Were Never Really Here,' she examines a damaged, aging man's trauma and isolation with visceral technique, exploring how violence and time corrode the human spirit.