THEME EXPLORATION

artistic rejection and perseverance

44 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion
2016 · Terence Davies
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
The Mills of the Gods
The Mills of the Gods
1909 · D.W. Griffith
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
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
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
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
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Sick of Myself
Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Diamonds
Diamonds
2026 · Ferzan Özpetek
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Mollywood Times
Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

She persistently defied commercial expectations and industry gatekeeping throughout her career, creating deeply personal work that was initially rejected before becoming celebrated as pioneering feminist cinema.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical approach faced constant censorship and rejection from Soviet authorities, yet he persevered in making deeply philosophical films that challenged both political and artistic conventions.