THEME EXPLORATION

chance encounters

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
M Hotel
M Hotel
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
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
The Fossil
The Fossil
1975 · Masaki Kobayashi
To the Public Danger
To the Public Danger
1948 · Terence Fisher
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
Our Fault
Our Fault
2025 · Domingo González
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' are masterpieces of serendipity and missed connections, exploring how fleeting moments between strangers shape lives.

 Richard Linklater United States

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' are built entirely around chance meetings and conversations that determine the trajectory of relationships and personal growth.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'After the Storm' and 'Shoplifters' reveal how chance encounters and unexpected family bonds reveal profound truths about human connection and belonging.