THEME EXPLORATION

failure and disappointment

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
Lancelot du lac
Lancelot du lac
1974 · Robert Bresson
Innocent’s Progress
Innocent’s Progress
1918 · Frank Borzage
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
Wife
Wife
1953 · Mikio Naruse
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
The Trip
The Trip
2010 · Michael Winterbottom
Graduation
Graduation
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
One Perfect Day
One Perfect Day
2013 · Kim Jee-woon
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · James Hawes
The Fallen Bridge
The Fallen Bridge
2022 · Li Yu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Barry Levinson USA · Baltimore

Documentary-inflected portraits of ordinary Americans confronting their own limits and lost potential.

 Chloé Zhao China

Her films chronicle economically marginalized characters navigating systemic failures and the disappointments of the American dream with profound empathy and realism.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His introspective dramas meticulously explore human relationships fractured by unmet expectations, emotional distance, and the failure to connect with others.