THEME EXPLORATION

aging and reinvention

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cronos
Cronos
1993 · Guillermo del Toro
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tony Richardson
Ajantrik
Ajantrik
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Sunday Pursuit
Sunday Pursuit
1990 · Mai Zetterling
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
And Then There Was Love...
And Then There Was Love...
2022 · Šimon Holý
Fools
Fools
2022 · Tomasz Wasilewski
Nobody's Calling
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Kazimierz Kutz
Three Days of Fish
Three Days of Fish
2024 · Peter Hoogendoorn
Barcelona (un mapa
Barcelona (un mapa
2007 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Broker' and 'The Truth' explore how individuals reimagine their identities and relationships across different life stages with profound tenderness.

 Agnès Varda France

She documented aging and reinvention throughout her own career, culminating in 'Varda by Agnès' and earlier works that celebrate transformation and creative resilience in later life.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven dramas like 'Another Year' and 'Happy-Go-Lucky' examine how people navigate midlife and aging while grappling with purpose and social reinvention.