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existential reflection

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
2026 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1952 · Roy Ward Baker
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
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
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

His films obsessively probe meaning, mortality, and the human condition through intimate psychological portraits and philosophical inquiry.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

He creates meditative, spiritually dense narratives that explore consciousness, faith, memory, and humanity's place in an indifferent universe.

Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

His films capture existential alienation and the search for meaning in modern life through visual poetry and characters confronting purposelessness.

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