THEME EXPLORATION

misfortune and bad luck

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chance at Love
Chance at Love
1964 · Bertrand Tavernier
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Karmic Mahjong
Karmic Mahjong
2006 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb
1930 · King Vidor
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Luck
Luck
2022 · Peggy Holmes
Intacto
Intacto
2001 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Two Weeks Vacation
Two Weeks Vacation
1952 · Jack Kinney
Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood
2002 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Coen Brothers Belgium

Their neorealist films chronicle the struggles of working-class characters trapped by economic misfortune and systemic bad luck.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how ordinary people endure accumulated misfortunes and life's cruel accidents with quiet dignity and resilience.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films depict how random, senseless violence and tragic bad luck shatter the fragile security of everyday life.