THEME EXPLORATION

futile pursuit

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Yella
Yella
2007 · Christian Petzold
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress
2026 · Satoshi Kon
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
Twelve Chairs
Twelve Chairs
1962 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Sergio Leone
Oh, quina joia!
Oh, quina joia!
2016 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His characters perpetually struggle against existential meaninglessness and the impossibility of genuine human connection, making futility a central psychological theme.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films explore how individuals pursue impossible reconciliations and resolutions in societies where systematic barriers render personal quests fundamentally unresolvable.