THEME EXPLORATION

isolation and exile

44 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
2001 · Glauber Rocha
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' explore spiritual isolation and existential exile through meditative, introspective narratives that examine humanity's separation from meaning and home.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, monochromatic films like 'Sátántangó' and 'Turin, Horse' present characters in states of profound isolation and spiritual exile within decaying, apocalyptic worlds.