THEME EXPLORATION

obsolescence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
Sunday Pursuit
Sunday Pursuit
1990 · Mai Zetterling
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
1919 · John Ford
The Old Actor
The Old Actor
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
1986 · Neil Jordan
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
1961 · Phil Karlson
Rebooted
Rebooted
2019 · Michael Shanks
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films contemplate the decay of human meaning and spiritual obsolescence in modern technological civilization through meditative, long-form imagery.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He explores bodily obsolescence and the grotesque transformation of the human form rendered outdated by evolution and technology.