THEME EXPLORATION

unexpected fortune

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table
1935 · Mitchell Leisen
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Unexpected Courage
Unexpected Courage
2026 · Shawn Yu
A Trap for Santa Claus
A Trap for Santa Claus
1909 · D.W. Griffith
El gran calavera
El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
March to May
March to May
2024 · Martin Pavol Repka
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Visitor
The Visitor
2025 · Vytautas Katkus
A Straightforward Boy
A Straightforward Boy
1929 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Visitors
The Visitors
1972 · Elia Kazan
Weekend With Father
Weekend With Father
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Castello Cavalcanti
Castello Cavalcanti
2013 · Wes Anderson
Forbidden Fairytale
Forbidden Fairytale
2025 · Lee Jong-suk
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
I Want to Deliver Your Voice
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
2018 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Bride
2024 · Mark Waters
Random Hearts
Random Hearts
1999 · Sydney Pollack
Sidelined: The QB and Me
Sidelined: The QB and Me
2025 · Justin Wu
The Winsome Widow
The Winsome Widow
1973 · Mariano Laurenti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Buster Keaton USA

His silent comedies masterfully explore how chance encounters and absurd circumstances transform ordinary lives into extraordinary adventures.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic narratives reveal how fleeting, serendipitous encounters between strangers create profound shifts in destiny and human connection.