THEME EXPLORATION

retirement and new beginnings

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Shawn Levy
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Youth
Youth
2015 · Paolo Sorrentino
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
Catology
Catology
1960 · Shuji Terayama
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
Matchless (John Papadopoulos, ) production assistant
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Reportaje
Reportaje
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Highway of Life
The Highway of Life
1980 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'An Autumn Afternoon' poignantly explore aging, retirement, and the bittersweet transitions between life stages.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Works such as 'Another Year' and 'Secrets & Lies' examine how people navigate meaning, relationships, and life changes in their later years.