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THEME EXPLORATION

water supply

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Bruce Beresford
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
Coming to America
Coming to America
1988 · John Landis
Black Knight
Black Knight
2001 · Gil Junger
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Martin Brest
Waterfall
Waterfall
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His film 'The Battleship Potemkin' uses water as a central metaphor for revolution and social upheaval, with the sea symbolizing the flow of historical change.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

Water permeates his films as a spiritual and philosophical element, most notably in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror,' where it represents memory, time, and the search for meaning.

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