THEME EXPLORATION

world tree mythology

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 · Rob Cohen
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore metaphysical journeys through sacred spaces that mirror the spiritual axis mundi concept central to world tree mythology.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His works, particularly 'Princess Mononoke' and 'Spirited Away', deeply embed Shinto cosmology and the sacred forest/tree as a bridge between human and spiritual worlds.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo' present the jungle and natural spaces as primordial world-trees connecting earthly and transcendent realms.