THEME EXPLORATION

fate and coincidence

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Gore Verbinski
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Edipo re
Edipo re
1967 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson
And Then There Was Love...
And Then There Was Love...
2022 · Šimon Holý
Ramona
Ramona
2022 · Andrea Bagney
Jimmy Jaguár
Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Baz Luhrmann
Bugambilia
Bugambilia
1945 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Wake up Vassili
Wake up Vassili
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Green Knight
The Green Knight
2021 · David Lowery
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Makoto Shinkai Japan

Ethereal visual poetry exploring how distance and time shape human connection and memory.

 David Lynch United States

His films blur the line between fate and chance through non-linear narratives and mysterious interconnections that suggest hidden forces governing reality.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He explores how chance encounters and missed connections shape destiny, using visual poetry to capture the delicate balance between predetermined moments and random meetings.