THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of affection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
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
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films obsessively explore the ache of unrequited love and the melancholic distance between people yearning for connection.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His passionate narratives celebrate the desperate, messy, and transformative nature of pursuing love across all its forms and complications.

 Luca Guadagnino Italy

His sensual filmmaking examines the consuming intensity of romantic and emotional pursuit, often exploring desire as both beautiful and destructive.