THEME EXPLORATION

human isolation

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Pátio
Pátio
1959 · Glauber Rocha
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Gravity
Gravity
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Brutal Heat
Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský
The Man of the Future
The Man of the Future
2019 · Felipe Ríos Fuentes
Silence 6–9
Silence 6–9
2022 · Hristos Passalis
The Shallows
The Shallows
2016 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Tropicana
Tropicana
2024 · Omer Tobi
The Visitor
The Visitor
2025 · Vytautas Katkus
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Pig
Pig
2021 · Michael Sarnoski
Closed Curtain
Closed Curtain
2013 · Jafar Panahi
In the Mood for Love 2001
In the Mood for Love 2001
2025 · Wong Kar-Wai
No No Sleep
No No Sleep
2015 · Tsai Ming-liang
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds
Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds
1988 · Alex Proyas
Tokyo!
Tokyo!
2008 · Bong Joon-ho & Michel Gondry
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman

Bergman excavates the human psyche through intimate close-ups and philosophical dialogue.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual isolation and humanity's disconnection from meaning through meditative, introspective narratives.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His work captures modern urban alienation and emotional detachment through sparse cinematography and characters adrift in contemporary society.