THEME EXPLORATION

fate and separation

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
1998 · Julio Medem
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
2009 · Robert Schwentke
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
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
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
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
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
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
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Edipo re
Edipo re
1967 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' explore missed connections and temporal separation through visual poetry and fragmented narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'After Life' and 'Nobody Knows' examine how fate separates families and individuals while exploring memory and acceptance of inevitable loss.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

Films like 'The Great Beauty' and 'Youth' meditate on destiny, regret, and the inescapable separations that define human existence across time.