THEME EXPLORATION
existential aimlessness
12 films · 3 directors
Tracing the thread…
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italy
His films dissect modern alienation and purposelessness through long, contemplative takes that expose the void beneath superficial existence.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionHe explores spiritual and existential longing through meditative cinema that confronts the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.
Chloé Zhao ChinaHer intimate portraits of drifters and marginal figures capture the struggle to find purpose and belonging in contemporary American landscapes.