THEME EXPLORATION

redemption through music

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Joe Pytka & John Landis
Australian Made
Australian Made
1987 · Richard Lowenstein
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
ABBA: The Definitive Collection
2002 · Lasse Hallström
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong
2004 · Michael Dowse
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
1975 · Ken Russell
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938 · Mikio Naruse
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Singing Thief
The Singing Thief
1969 · Chang Cheh
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020 · Daniel Roher
Radio Star
Radio Star
2006 · Lee Joon-ik
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Chazelle USA

His films like 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land' explore how music becomes both a path to redemption and a source of personal transformation despite sacrifice.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

In 'The Hand of God' and other works, he uses music and art as vehicles for characters to transcend trauma and find spiritual renewal.

 Michel Gondry France

His whimsical yet poignant films like 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' weave music and melody as metaphors for healing and redemptive second chances.