THEME EXPLORATION

creative frustration

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
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
Romance
Romance
1999 · Catherine Breillat
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Vers Mathilde
Vers Mathilde
2005 · Claire Denis
Lost Highway
Lost Highway
1997 · David Lynch
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Mollywood Times
Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak
The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
2026 · Hong Sang-soo
April Fish
April Fish
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Black River
Black River
1957 · Masaki Kobayashi
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Girls Are Alright
The Girls Are Alright
2023 · Itsaso Arana
The Five Obstructions
The Five Obstructions
2003 · Lars von Trier
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
Three in the Drift of the Creative Act
2021 · Fernando Solanas
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks
2013 · John Lee Hancock
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'Day for Night' and 'The 400 Blows' explore the struggle between artistic vision and personal demons.

 Charlie Kaufman USA

His surreal screenplays and directorial works ('Synecdoche, New York', 'Anomalisa') obsessively dissect the torment of creative ambition and self-doubt.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His prolific and intense oeuvre confronts creative exhaustion, emotional turmoil, and the destructive price of artistic obsession.