THEME EXPLORATION

escape and freedom

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Les Nuits de la pleine lune
Les Nuits de la pleine lune
1984 · Eric Rohmer
Freiheit
Freiheit
1966 · George Lucas
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Darabont France

Humanist storyteller who finds transcendent hope within oppressive systems.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films explore the tension between societal constraints and individual desire through characters seeking freedom within oppressive circumstances.

 Agnès Varda France

She captures the spirit of liberation and nonconformity, following wanderers and outsiders who reject conventional life in search of authentic freedom.