THEME EXPLORATION

social isolation and sheltering

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The Family Friend
The Family Friend
2006 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Survivors
The Survivors
1979 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
A la deriva
A la deriva
2009 · Ventura Pons
Tokyo!
Tokyo!
2008 · Bong Joon-ho & Michel Gondry
Who Are You?
Who Are You?
2010 · Pakphum Wongjinda
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China

Her films explore marginalized individuals navigating solitude and economic displacement in modern America, particularly in Nomadland.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines isolation within families and society, depicting how individuals create shelter and connection amid loneliness and social invisibility.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His work confronts systemic social isolation and the physical/emotional sheltering required for survival in economically marginalized communities.