THEME EXPLORATION

American Dream disillusionment

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 · Wim Wenders
Le notti di Cabiria
Le notti di Cabiria
1957 · Federico Fellini
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Runaway
Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' dissect the corruption of ambition and the hollow promises of Hollywood success.

 Sofia Coppola USA

The Godfather trilogy and 'The Conversation' explore how the pursuit of power and wealth destroys moral foundations and authentic human connection.

 David Lynch USA

Works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead' reveal the dark underbelly beneath American prosperity, exposing the nightmare lurking within the dream.