THEME EXPLORATION

survival and loss

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Real End of the Great War
The Real End of the Great War
1957 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films meditate on spiritual survival and the loss of meaning in modern existence through long, contemplative takes that examine human consciousness.

 Terrence Malick United States

He poetically explores survival through nature, memory, and loss, questioning existence itself while depicting humanity's fragile place in an indifferent universe.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films tenderly examine loss through family bonds and mortality, finding quiet dignity in survival and the inevitability of death across generations.