THEME EXPLORATION

wild man

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

Herzog obsessively explores the primal human condition and man's struggle against untamed nature through films like 'Aguirre' and 'Fitzcarraldo,' revealing the wild, obsessive nature within civilization.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Pasolini examines the raw, instinctual wild man archetype through visceral storytelling in films like 'Teorema' and 'Salò,' challenging bourgeois society with transgressive imagery.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Iñárritu depicts modern men reverting to primal savagery and survival instinct in 'The Revenant' and 'Birdman,' exploring the wild beast lurking beneath human consciousness.