THEME EXPLORATION

artistic crisis

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
S.O.B.
S.O.B.
1981 · Blake Edwards
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Who Was Edgar Allan?
Who Was Edgar Allan?
1984 · Michael Haneke
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Sick of Myself
Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively deconstruct artistic creation and personal dissolution, exploring how artists destroy themselves through obsession and authenticity.

 François Truffaut France

His masterpiece 'Day for Night' directly depicts filmmaking as both magical and catastrophic, showing how artistic ambition collides with human fragility.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films grapple with the metaphysical struggle between artistic vision and material reality, examining whether art can transcend spiritual emptiness.