THEME EXPLORATION

anonymous encounters

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
M Hotel
M Hotel
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Caché
Caché
2005 · Michael Haneke
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise
1995 · Richard Linklater
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris
1972 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
1986 · Mauro Bolognini
Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau
1943 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
To the Public Danger
To the Public Danger
1948 · Terence Fisher
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
Genova
Genova
2008 · Michael Winterbottom
Red Amnesia
Red Amnesia
2014 · Wang Xiaoshuai
The Confined
The Confined
1993 · Mrinal Sen
The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Ernst Lubitsch
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
2018 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Nightmares in Precinct 7
Nightmares in Precinct 7
2001 · Herman Yau
No. 10
No. 10
2021 · Alex van Warmerdam
Pizza Dare 1
Pizza Dare 1
2020 · Kong Ja-kwan
The Chanting
The Chanting
2006 · Rizal Mantovani
The Red Squirrel
The Red Squirrel
1993 · Julio Medem
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' explore fleeting urban connections and the poignancy of strangers crossing paths without truly knowing each other.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His masterworks examine alienation and disconnection between individuals, with films like 'L'Avventura' and 'Blow-Up' depicting encounters marked by emotional distance and existential uncertainty.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films like 'Cemetery of Splendour' and 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' create meditative spaces where strangers and memories intersect in ambiguous, dreamlike encounters.