THEME EXPLORATION

isolation from society

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Quartet for the End of Time
Quartet for the End of Time
1983 · Alfonso Cuarón
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
When Women Had Tails
When Women Had Tails
1970 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
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
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · 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
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
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
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
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

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

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines social isolation, family disconnection, and marginalization with compassionate realism in works like 'After the Storm' and 'Shoplifters'.

 Chloé Zhao China (raised in Canada)

Her films depict economic isolation and societal disconnection through intimate portraits of displaced individuals struggling against systemic indifference.