THEME EXPLORATION

Personal struggle

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
The Wedding Chapel
The Wedding Chapel
2013 · Vanessa Parise
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
NBA 2K16’s Livin’ Da Dream: A Spike Lee Joint
2015 · Spike Lee
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Emerald
Emerald
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Youssef Chahine Egyptian

Chahine merges personal narrative with political urgency, excavating Egypt's collective consciousness through intimate human drama.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films dissect internal psychological conflicts and existential despair with unparalleled emotional intensity, exploring isolation, faith, and self-doubt.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He crafts visceral, immersive narratives of protagonists battling obsession, addiction, and mental deterioration through innovative visual storytelling.