THEME EXPLORATION

separation from home

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
2026 · Hardik Gajjar
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Calabuch
Calabuch
1956 · Luis García Berlanga
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
1971 · François Truffaut
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Distance' poignantly explore displacement, estrangement, and the emotional weight of absence from home and loved ones.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Phantom Thread' examine psychological displacement and the struggle to find belonging after trauma.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative films like 'Synecdoche, New York' and 'Cemetery of Splendour' explore memory, displacement, and the liminal spaces between home and exile.