THEME EXPLORATION

lifestyle transformation

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Near Dark
Near Dark
1987 · Kathryn Bigelow
Goodbye Charlie
Goodbye Charlie
1964 · Vincente Minnelli
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
Fiat Croma
Fiat Croma
2005 · Paolo Sorrentino
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
Lords of Little Egypt: Mai Zetterling Among the Gypsies
1961 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films obsessively explore physical and psychological transformation through intense, visceral narratives about self-improvement and self-destruction.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He captures lifestyle and emotional transformation through visually stunning narratives about reinvention, lost love, and people reshaping their identities in urban spaces.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His deeply humanistic films examine how ordinary people transform their lives and relationships through small choices, compassion, and acceptance of change.