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THEME EXPLORATION

outlaws and fugitives

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Thieves After Dark
Thieves After Dark
1984 · Samuel Fuller
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fast Five
Fast Five
2011 · Justin Lin
Black Jack
Black Jack
1979 · Ken Loach
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
Hell’s Heroes
Hell’s Heroes
1930 · William Wyler
Due della legione straniera
Due della legione straniera
1962 · Lucio Fulci
El crepúsculo de un dios
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
1997 · Richard Franklin
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Sholay
Sholay
1975 · Ramesh Sippy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola → USA

Masterfully explored the outlaw archetype and moral ambiguity of fugitives in westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'My Darling Clementine.'

François Truffaut → France

Examined fugitives and criminals with humanistic depth in 'Shoot the Piano Player' and 'Jules and Jim,' focusing on their psychology and social alienation.

David Fincher → USA

Crafts tense, morally complex narratives around fugitives and outlaws in 'Gone Girl' and 'Se7en,' exploring the criminal mind with meticulous precision.

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