THEME EXPLORATION

eternal youth

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films obsessively explore the corruption of beauty and innocence, particularly in 'Death in Venice' and 'The Damned,' examining how the pursuit of eternal youth destroys the soul.

 David Lynch United States

He deconstructs the American obsession with youth and beauty in films like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'The Elephant Man,' revealing the darkness beneath the surface of ageless glamour.

 François Truffaut France

His recurring exploration of romantic desire and the impossibility of recapturing lost youth, especially in 'Jules and Jim' and 'The Man Who Loved Women,' defines cinema's meditation on aging and nostalgia.