THEME EXPLORATION

isolation in modern society

43 films · 2 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
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
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
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Someone, Somewhere
Someone, Somewhere
2019 · Cédric Klapisch
Private Fears in Public Places
Private Fears in Public Places
2006 · Alain Resnais
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
2013 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi
When Women Had Tails
When Women Had Tails
1970 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
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
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
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
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
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China

Her films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals' explore emotional isolation within vast landscapes and communities, capturing the loneliness of contemporary existence.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works such as 'Tokyo Story' and 'Shoplifters' intimately examine how characters remain emotionally isolated despite physical proximity to family and loved ones.