THEME EXPLORATION

failed schemes

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
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
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
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 Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet
1935 · Mikio Naruse
The End of the Day
The End of the Day
1939 · Julien Duvivier
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
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1979 · Bill Forsyth
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
After the Storm
After the Storm
2016 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Action
Action
1980 · Tinto Brass
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Fubar II
Fubar II
2010 · Michael Dowse
Sunset in My Hometown
Sunset in My Hometown
2018 · Lee Joon-ik
The Tuner
The Tuner
2005 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' chronicle ambitious characters whose schemes unravel due to moral compromises and human weakness.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Works such as 'Dog Day Afternoon' and 'Network' expose how elaborate plans collide with systemic corruption and individual desperation.

 David Fincher USA

Films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Social Network' methodically deconstruct carefully orchestrated plans that ultimately fail due to human unpredictability and hubris.