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THEME EXPLORATION

technology and mortality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934 · Mitchell Leisen
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jake Schreier → USA

Explores intimate human relationships against backdrops of technological change and personal discovery.

David Cronenberg → Canada

His filmography obsessively explores how technology transforms, corrupts, and ultimately destroys the human body, treating mortality as an inevitable consequence of technological intrusion.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical science fiction films examine technology's inability to answer fundamental questions about human existence, time, and death, suggesting spiritual emptiness in technological advancement.

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