THEME EXPLORATION

prehistoric fantasy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
1983 · Antonio Margheriti
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Tangled
Tangled
2010 · Byron Howard & Nathan Greno
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries like 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams' obsessively examine prehistoric human consciousness and artistic expression through visual storytelling.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Films like 'Princess Mononoke' weave prehistoric mythology and fantasy into narratives exploring humanity's relationship with primordial nature.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His anthropological approach to cinema, particularly in 'Teorema' and his unrealized films, treats prehistoric and mythological themes with poetic philosophical depth.