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THEME EXPLORATION

friendship and separation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Amir
Amir
2018 · Nima Eghlima
Heidi in the City
Heidi in the City
1977 · Isao Takahata
One Day of Life
One Day of Life
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore how friendships and family bonds evolve through time, distance, and life's inevitable separations.

Céline Sciamma → France

Works such as 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood' delicately capture the intensity of female friendships and the profound pain of separation and loss.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' persistently examine how people drift apart despite deep connection and longing.

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