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His films like 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' directly depict cosmic and personal apocalypse with visceral, uncompromising intensity.
Terrence Malick United StatesHis meditative style explores human insignificance and existential dissolution against vast natural and spiritual forces in works like 'The Thin Red Line' and 'The Tree of Life'.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis philosophical epics like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' contemplate civilization's collapse and humanity's struggle against entropy and meaninglessness.