THEME EXPLORATION

existential journey

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
2009 · Jim Jarmusch
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Being Human
Being Human
1993 · Bill Forsyth
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
I Vinti
I Vinti
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
Pátio
Pátio
1959 · Glauber Rocha
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' directly confront mortality, meaning, and the human condition through intimate psychological explorations.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Russia

His meditative, philosophical works such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' use metaphysical imagery to explore consciousness, spirituality, and the search for truth.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His alienation-focused films like 'L'Avventura' and 'Blow-Up' examine modern existential anxiety, disconnection, and the struggle to find meaning in contemporary life.