THEME EXPLORATION

domestic routine and alienation

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rude to Love
Rude to Love
2024 · Yukihiro Morigaki
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
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
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
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' dissect the emotional void and disconnection within everyday life and relationships through minimalist aesthetics.

 Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films capture the quiet melancholy of family life and domestic spaces, exploring how routine and generational distance create profound isolation within the home.