THEME EXPLORATION

creative failure

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
One Water
One Water
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Twin Peaks: The Return
Twin Peaks: The Return
2017 · David Lynch
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
Mollywood Times
Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
April Fish
April Fish
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Girls Are Alright
The Girls Are Alright
2023 · Itsaso Arana
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Lars von Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michel Gondry France

His films celebrate the beauty of imperfect, handmade creativity and the struggle to manifest imagination despite technical and emotional limitations.

 Charlie Kaufman USA

He explores the torment of artistic ambition, self-doubt, and the gap between creative vision and execution through deeply introspective narratives.

 Buster Keaton USA

His physical comedy is built on the theme of persisting through constant failure and mishaps with dignity and ingenuity.