THEME EXPLORATION

Isolation

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Crossing A Dawn
Crossing A Dawn
2026 · Zhao Badou
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hlynur Pálmason Iceland · Hornafjörður

Landscapes dwarf human suffering; silence becomes the primary narrative instrument.

 Jak Hutchcraft

Patient observation of small gestures revealing the architecture of contemporary isolation.

 Joachim Trier Denmark · Copenhagen

Excavating the tender vulnerabilities hidden beneath romantic comedy's polished surface.