THEME EXPLORATION

Everyday Absurdity

33 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Convenience Store
The Convenience Store
2026 · Jirô Nagae
Brussels Loops
Brussels Loops
1958 · Shirley Clarke
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Paterson
Paterson
2016 · Jim Jarmusch
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974 · Luis Buñuel
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
Tissues
Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Panic Attack
Panic Attack
2018 · Paweł Maślona
Critique de la separation
Critique de la separation
1961 · Guy Debord
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Man with a Movie Camera
Man with a Movie Camera
1929 · Dziga Vertov
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color
1976 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana
2012 · Gaspar Noé & Julio Medem
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Interesting Ball
Interesting Ball
2014 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Most People Live in China
Most People Live in China
2002 · Morten Tyldum
My People, My Country
My People, My Country
2019 · Guan Hu
New Normal
New Normal
2023 · Jung Bum-shik
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · Cristian Mungiu
The Dress
The Dress
1996 · Alex van Warmerdam
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · Abderrahmane Sissako
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films present grotesque social rituals and bizarre relationship dynamics as mundane reality, transforming everyday human behavior into unsettling absurdist theater.

 Jacques Tati France

He masterfully extracts comedy and profound absurdity from ordinary modern life, exposing the ridiculous contradictions hidden within routine activities and social conventions.