THEME EXPLORATION

failed dreams

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
Flesh and Fantasy
Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · Julien Duvivier
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa & Takashi Shimizu
Vampyr
Vampyr
1931 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
La vida inútil de Pito Pérez/The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
La vida inútil de Pito Pérez/The Useless Life of Pito Pérez
1970 · Roberto Gavaldón
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
1937 · Fei Mu
Oh, quina joia!
Oh, quina joia!
2016 · Ventura Pons
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 · James Whale
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 · Lasse Hallström
Action
Action
1980 · Tinto Brass
A Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
Between Us
Between Us
2013 · Pedro Morelli
A Legend
A Legend
2024 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His recurring protagonist Antoine Doinel and other characters embody the melancholy of youthful dreams colliding with adult reality throughout his career.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, pessimistic films like 'Sátántangó' depict characters trapped in cycles of desperation where dreams dissolve into hopelessness and existential emptiness.