THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit and recovery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Brad Bird
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His films obsessively explore the psychological pursuit of suspects and the protagonist's desperate attempt to recover truth or innocence through labyrinthine plots.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative cinema concerns itself with humanity's spiritual pursuit of meaning and the recovery of inner truth through long, contemplative visual journeys.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films persistently follow characters in physical and emotional pursuit of resolution, exploring how recovery of connection and understanding emerges from patient searching.