THEME EXPLORATION

escapism and entertainment

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Hamilton Luske
The Emperor
The Emperor
1967 · George Lucas
Rennsymphonie
Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Walking
Walking
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Flies
Winter Flies
2018 · Olmo Omerzu
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
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
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Dodes’ka-den
Dodes’ka-den
1970 · Akira Kurosawa
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Le Sceicco bianco
Le Sceicco bianco
1952 · Michelangelo Antonioni
O Dreamland
O Dreamland
1953 · Lindsay Anderson
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
Eddie Kidd
Eddie Kidd
1978 · Peter Greenaway
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Amor idiota
Amor idiota
2004 · Ventura Pons
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016 · Joel Coen
L’Anarchie chez guignol
L’Anarchie chez guignol
1906 · Georges Méliès
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley, ), self
2008 · Richard Franklin
Cicciolina my love
Cicciolina my love
1979 · Frank Miller
Granny's Got Talent
Granny's Got Talent
2015 · Shin Han-sol
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-United States

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' explore how characters use entertainment and fantasy to escape from harsh realities and moral compromises.

 Jacques Tati France

Through comedies like 'Playtime' and 'Mon Oncle,' he examines how modern life and entertainment become both escapist distractions and sources of existential confusion.

 David Fincher United States

Films like 'Fight Club' and 'The Social Network' dissect how people use media, technology, and constructed identities as psychological escape from their authentic selves.