THEME EXPLORATION

artistic rejection

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion
2016 · Terence Davies
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively examine social rejection, emotional abandonment, and the pain of unrequited love through intimate, often claustrophobic narratives.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work confronts the rejection of marginalized bodies and perspectives by society, exploring how artistic and sexual outsiders endure systematic erasure and violence.