THEME EXPLORATION
mystery and disappearance
Tracing the thread…
David Lynch · United States
His surreal narratives dissolve reality into dreamlike states where characters and identities vanish into psychological labyrinths, exemplified by *Mulholland Drive* and *Twin Peaks*.
Michelangelo Antonioni · Italy
He specializes in the inexplicable disappearance of people and meaning in modern life, with *L'Avventura* featuring an unresolved vanishing that defines the entire film's existential inquiry.
Hirokazu Kore-eda · Japan
His films explore how people vanish from social systems and collective memory, particularly in works like *Shoplifters* and *Broker* that examine invisible lives and lost connections.