THEME EXPLORATION

modernist alienation

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Poet of the Castle
The Poet of the Castle
1959 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Bruiser
Bruiser
2000 · George A. Romero
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Quartet for the End of Time
Quartet for the End of Time
1983 · Alfonso Cuarón
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
2022 · Emmanuel Tardif
Kanał
Kanał
1956 · Richard Groschopp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like L'Avventura and La Notte depict emotionally detached characters unable to connect in modern urban landscapes, embodying modernist alienation through visual and narrative emptiness.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, slow-cinema approach in films like Stalker and Mirror explores spiritual disconnection and existential isolation within industrial and metaphysical spaces.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

His revolutionary fragmented narratives and self-reflexive techniques in Contempt and Alphaville deconstruct meaning and human connection in consumer culture and modernity.