THEME EXPLORATION

failed inventions

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
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
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Miracle of Flight
Miracle of Flight
1974 · Terry Gilliam
The End of the Day
The End of the Day
1939 · Julien Duvivier
Dog Gone Modern
Dog Gone Modern
1939 · Chuck Jones
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
Remember My Name
Remember My Name
1978 · Alan Rudolph
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively explore the failure of human ambition, systems, and relationships through meticulous deconstruction of broken plans and flawed visions.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

He portrays the philosophical and spiritual failure of human projects and technological aspirations against the indifference of nature and time.

 Charlie Kaufman USA

His surreal narratives repeatedly examine the collapse of creative ambitions, failed relationships, and the impossibility of realizing one's artistic or personal visions.