THEME EXPLORATION

human flight aspiration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Silent Days
Silent Days
2019 · Pavol Pekarčík
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His films obsessively explore the desire to escape earthly constraints and transcend ordinary life through cinema itself, particularly in 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules and Jim.'

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

He persistently visualizes human flight as spiritual liberation and wonder in films like 'Castle in the Sky' and 'Spirited Away,' treating levitation as metaphor for freedom and transformation.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

He explores the aspiration to break free from societal constraints and cinematic convention itself, treating film as a medium that can elevate consciousness beyond earthly limitations.