THEME EXPLORATION

alienation in modern life

41 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
1955 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Critique de la separation
Critique de la separation
1961 · Guy Debord
Rude to Love
Rude to Love
2024 · Yukihiro Morigaki
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
Pasolini
Pasolini
2014 · Abel Ferrara
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'Blow-Up' pioneered the exploration of emotional isolation and existential disconnection in contemporary urban landscapes.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Through meditative, philosophical works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror,' he examines spiritual alienation and humanity's search for meaning in an indifferent world.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films such as 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' capture the loneliness and emotional distance of individuals amid bustling modern cities.