Tracing the thread…
His films repeatedly use water as a symbol of class division and existential threat, most notably in Parasite and The Host.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionWater permeates his metaphysical cinema as both a cleansing and destructive force, particularly in Stalker and Mirror.
Werner Herzog GermanyHe obsessively captures the sublime terror of water and nature's indifference in films like Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo, and Grizzly Man.