THEME EXPLORATION

loss and hope

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films contemplate spiritual loss and the search for meaning through long, meditative sequences that balance despair with transcendent hope.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema explores loss of innocence and faith while maintaining an underlying sense of grace and cosmic hope through nature and memory.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His unflinching examination of human suffering and loss is counterbalanced by moments of resilience and redemption that emerge from profound darkness.