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THEME EXPLORATION

fugitives

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fast Five
Fast Five
2011 · Justin Lin
Waterworld
Waterworld
1995 · Kevin Reynolds
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Due della legione straniera
Due della legione straniera
1962 · Lucio Fulci
El crepúsculo de un dios
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
1997 · Richard Franklin
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

His films explore fugitives from social norms and moral systems, particularly in works like 'Close-Up' where reality and cinema blur around a fugitive impostor.

Terrence Malick → USA

He examines fugitives as philosophical subjects in films like 'Badlands' and 'The New World,' exploring their spiritual alienation and search for transcendence.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic works like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' depict emotional fugitives—characters fleeing connections and memories through urban landscapes.

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