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MOOD EXPLORATION

moving forward after tragedy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS FOR THIS FEELING
warmest matches first
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
DIRECTORS FOR THIS FEELING
Andrew Stanton → USA

Crafts emotionally resonant animations exploring connection amid vast, lonely worlds through minimal dialogue and visual storytelling.

Charlie Chaplin → UK

Silent pantomime elevating the downtrodden everyman through physical comedy and emotional depth.

Hikari → Japan

Explores intimate human stories with quiet intensity, bridging personal and collective memory.

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