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THEME EXPLORATION

human-object relationship

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
2014 · Antoine Fuqua
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His films meditate on how objects—mirrors, water, fire—become vessels for human consciousness and spirituality, transforming material reality into metaphysical experience.

Jacques Tati → France

He explores the absurd choreography between humans and modern objects/architecture, revealing how technology and design shape behavior and identity.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His works examine how everyday objects—photos, toys, houses—anchor memory and emotion, becoming conduits for exploring loss, attachment, and what it means to belong.

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