THEME EXPLORATION

contemporary alienation

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
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
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Visions of Europe
Visions of Europe
2004 · Béla Tarr & Peter Greenaway
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Bruiser
Bruiser
2000 · George A. Romero
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The White Bus
The White Bus
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Olivier Assayas France

Assayas crafts formally inventive explorations of desire, memory, and artistic struggle in contemporary life.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films depict emotionally detached characters navigating modern urban landscapes, where communication breaks down and human connection dissolves into existential emptiness.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He portrays working-class individuals systematized by bureaucracy and economic structures, revealing how institutional indifference alienates people from dignity and community.