THEME EXPLORATION

existential anxiety

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Very Nice, Very Nice
Very Nice, Very Nice
1961 · Arthur Lipsett
The Box
The Box
2009 · Richard Kelly
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman USA

Metafictional exploration of fractured consciousness and the impossibility of authentic human connection.

 Hideaki Anno Japan

Deconstructs anime conventions through introspective psychological exploration and experimental narrative fragmentation.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' directly confront mortality, meaninglessness, and the search for authentic human connection through existential dread.