THEME EXPLORATION

escapism through cinema

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
1995 · Nagisa Oshima
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
Annual Award, German Democratic Republic Filmmakers Award
1990 · Zhang Yimou
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Kino-week
Kino-week
1918 · Dziga Vertov
La rosa blanca
La rosa blanca
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Symphony of Lianhua
Symphony of Lianhua
1937 · Fei Mu
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
The Experimental Image World of Shuji Terayama
1993 · Shuji Terayama
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films create immersive fantastical worlds that allow audiences to completely transcend reality and explore deeply imaginative alternative universes.

 David Lynch United States

He constructs dreamlike, surreal narratives that blur the boundaries between reality and illusion, inviting viewers into psychological escape from mundane existence.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His visually stunning films blend magical realism with dark fantasy, offering escapism through imaginative creature design and worlds that exist between reality and dreams.