THEME EXPLORATION

separation and isolation

44 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Submergence
Submergence
2017 · Wim Wenders
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore profound spiritual isolation and the inability of humans to truly connect across vast metaphysical distances.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, slow-cinema works like 'Sátántangó' and 'Túrkáló' depict human isolation through decaying environments where characters drift in existential loneliness.