THEME EXPLORATION

mechanical failure

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
Lancelot du lac
Lancelot du lac
1974 · Robert Bresson
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Night of the Iguana *
The Night of the Iguana *
1964 · John Huston
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Graduation
Graduation
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · James Hawes
The Fallen Bridge
The Fallen Bridge
2022 · Li Yu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'Modern Times' is the definitive cinematic exploration of humanity's struggle against mechanical systems and industrial dehumanization.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He obsessively examines the breakdown of the human body as a machine through body horror, exploring flesh as a malfunctioning system in films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome'.

 Walter Lang Germany

His film 'Metropolis' presents mechanical failure and technological catastrophe as central to his vision of industrial dystopia and social collapse.