Cinema Atlas
Discover Ask the Atlas World Map Directors My List Newsletter
THEME EXPLORATION

resurrection and survival

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terrifier 2
Terrifier 2
2022 · Damien Leone
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Riverworld
Riverworld
2003 · Kari Skogland
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual regeneration and the persistence of memory as forms of resurrection, particularly in works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror.'

Béla Tarr → Hungary

His bleak yet profound cinema examines human endurance and moral survival in the face of decay and despair, culminating in the apocalyptic 'Sátántangó.'

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films reclaim sacred and profane mythology to explore resurrection through artistic creation and social critique, as seen in 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew.'

Cinema Atlas
About Newsletter Privacy Terms
© Cinema Atlas 2026 · An independent world-cinema guide
Discover Search Ask the Atlas My List Newsletter