THEME EXPLORATION

fate and separation

12 films · 3 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' explore the melancholic beauty of missed connections and temporal separation between lovers.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical cinema, particularly 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror', examines how fate and circumstance inevitably separate people and distort human relationships across time.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'After Life' and 'Nobody Knows' poignantly depict how fate disperses families and individuals, exploring the emotional weight of separation and memory.