THEME EXPLORATION

alcohol and escapism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Walking
Walking
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Winter Flies
Winter Flies
2018 · Olmo Omerzu
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Brazil
Brazil
1985 · Terry Gilliam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'The Lost Weekend' is the definitive cinematic exploration of alcoholism as escapism, depicting addiction's psychological and social devastation.

 François Truffaut France

His works, particularly 'The 400 Blows' and later films, frequently depict characters using alcohol and other vices to escape emotional pain and social alienation.