THEME EXPLORATION

search and reunion

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Take Off
Take Off
2009 · Kim Yong-hwa
Dear Ones
Dear Ones
2021 · Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 · Andrew Stanton
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
1996 · Claire Denis
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
Identificazione di una donna
Identificazione di una donna
1982 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
The Time You Need a Friend
The Time You Need a Friend
1984 · John Woo
Coming Home
Coming Home
2014 · Zhang Yimou
Being Human
Being Human
1993 · Bill Forsyth
The Song of the Auricanturi
The Song of the Auricanturi
2023 · Camila Rodríguez Triana
Cruise to Rhodes
Cruise to Rhodes
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Hours
The Hours
2002 · Stephen Daldry
Mi prima la sexóloga
Mi prima la sexóloga
2016 · Miguel Chávez
Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon
Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon
2021 · Thomas Astruc
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'Broker' explore the emotional complexity of family bonds, separation, and the profound moments when estranged people reconnect.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary and narrative work, particularly 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I', investigates how people search for connection and meaning through encounters and rediscovery.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' are suffused with longing, missed connections, and the bittersweet search for lost love and reunion.