THEME EXPLORATION

abandonment

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
1909 · D.W. Griffith
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual and existential abandonment through long, meditative sequences where characters grapple with isolation and disconnection from meaning.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His stark, philosophical films confront themes of emotional and spiritual abandonment within families and communities through visual austerity and psychological depth.