THEME EXPLORATION

meaning-making

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Soul
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
29
29
2026 · Rathna Kumar
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 · Akira Kurosawa
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
The Pottery-Maker
The Pottery-Maker
1925 · Robert Flaherty
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Hours
The Hours
2002 · Stephen Daldry
Mimbre y Greda
Mimbre y Greda
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films explore how individuals construct meaning through memory, spirituality, and contemplation in an often indifferent universe.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He relentlessly interrogates meaning-making through human relationships, faith, and art, asking whether meaning is discovered or invented.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives deliberately destabilize conventional meaning-making, forcing viewers to actively construct their own interpretations and confront the mystery of existence.