THEME EXPLORATION

independent problem-solving

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
1967 · John Schlesinger
L’Atalante
L’Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War
1967 · Shirley Clarke
Willow and Wind
Willow and Wind
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
2008 · Mahiro Maeda & Makoto Shinkai
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019 · Kenji Kodama
Intoxication
Intoxication
2002 · Gaspar Noé
Wing Chun
Wing Chun
1994 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films center on individuals navigating survival and self-determination against systemic constraints, from nomadic workers to marginalized communities finding agency.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema consistently portrays working-class protagonists struggling to solve problems independently while confronting bureaucratic and economic barriers.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate character studies explore how ordinary people devise resourceful, unconventional solutions to life's challenges, emphasizing personal resilience and creative problem-solving.