THEME EXPLORATION

failed aspiration

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
The Warm Money
The Warm Money
1992 · Christian Petzold
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Fools of Fate
Fools of Fate
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Her First Mate
Her First Mate
1933 · William Wyler
Les Bonnes femmes
Les Bonnes femmes
1960 · Claude Chabrol
Innocent’s Progress
Innocent’s Progress
1918 · Frank Borzage
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
Wife
Wife
1953 · Mikio Naruse
Bacalaureat
Bacalaureat
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Friends
Friends
1974 · Chang Cheh
Interview
Interview
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Jude
Jude
1996 · Michael Winterbottom
La otra/The Other One
La otra/The Other One
1946 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Miss Of The Mister
The Miss Of The Mister
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
Action
Action
1980 · Tinto Brass
Sunset in My Hometown
Sunset in My Hometown
2018 · Lee Joon-ik
Putahe
Putahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

Through 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land,' he dissects the obsessive pursuit of artistic excellence and the devastating personal costs of ambition.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' chronicle how systemic inequality extinguishes the hopes and aspirations of ordinary people.