THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent alienation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Scenes from the Suburbs
Scenes from the Suburbs
2011 · Spike Jonze
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Judge Ecuador

Satirizes American mediocrity through irreverent humor and exaggerated character archetypes.

 Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His films like 'Elephant' and 'Paranoid Park' poetically capture the isolation, disconnection, and existential ennui of American teenagers through observational storytelling.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist narratives in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' expose the psychological alienation of young people within oppressive social systems.