THEME EXPLORATION

existential acceptance

37 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
2026 · Karsten Kiilerich
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Fellini Satyricon
Fellini Satyricon
1969 · Federico Fellini
La Notte
La Notte
1961 · Michelangelo Antonioni
L’Homme aux cheveux blues (Sylvie Pierre and Georges Ulmann
L’Homme aux cheveux blues (Sylvie Pierre and Georges Ulmann
1986 · Glauber Rocha
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' profoundly interrogate human mortality, meaning, and the acceptance of life's inherent absurdity.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Through meditative, slow cinema in works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror,' he explores spiritual longing and the acceptance of human limitation within a vast, indifferent universe.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His austere films such as 'Funny Games' and 'Cache' confront viewers with uncomfortable truths about violence and existence, demanding uncomfortable acceptance of human darkness.