THEME EXPLORATION

aimlessness

7 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Looks and Smiles
Looks and Smiles
1981 · Ken Loach
Sorekara
Sorekara
1985 · Yoshimitsu Morita
The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore
1973 · Jean Eustache
The Punishment
The Punishment
1962 · Jean Rouch
Protozoa
Protozoa
1993 · Darren Aronofsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films chronicle modern alienation and existential drift, with characters wandering through empty spaces searching for meaning and connection.

 Wim Wenders Germany

He captures rootlessness and purposelessness through restless travelers and displaced souls caught between destinations and identities.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her work portrays marginalized individuals drifting through American landscapes without fixed paths, exploring survival and the search for belonging.