THEME EXPLORATION

vacation mishaps

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
How to Swim
How to Swim
1942 · Jack Kinney
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 · Blake Edwards
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · John Woo
The Boat
The Boat
1921 · Buster Keaton
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018 · Genndy Tartakovsky
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988 · Sergio Corbucci
L’Âge ingrat
L’Âge ingrat
1964 · Claude Sautet
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His meticulously composed films frequently feature characters whose vacations and travels devolve into darkly comedic disasters, as seen in The Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

He explores the dissolution of leisure and vacation experiences through existential crisis, notably in The Great Beauty and Youth where characters confront emptiness during getaways.