THEME EXPLORATION

forced proximity

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
A Woman’s Way
A Woman’s Way
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · John Ford
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Someone, Somewhere
Someone, Somewhere
2019 · Cédric Klapisch
My Fault
My Fault
2023 · Domingo González
Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers
1972 · Konrad Wolf
The Unloved Woman
The Unloved Woman
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · Kinji Fukasaku
There's No Place Like Home
There's No Place Like Home
2018 · Gabriele Muccino
Designing Christmas with You
Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
2014 · Igor Voloshin
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980 · Robert Clouse
Women's Camp 119
Women's Camp 119
1977 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claude Chabrol France

His psychological thrillers masterfully trap characters in confined spaces where secrets and tensions between individuals intensify under inescapable proximity.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works examine how confined living situations—families in small homes, strangers sharing spaces—reveal unspoken bonds and hidden emotional vulnerabilities.