THEME EXPLORATION

alienation and displacement

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Pitfall
The Pitfall
1962 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Fremont
Fremont
2023 · Babak Jalali
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
2003 · Sofia Coppola
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films explore spiritual isolation and humanity's disconnection from nature and meaning through long, contemplative sequences.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

He masterfully depicts emotional estrangement and existential emptiness in modern life, particularly in urban settings where characters struggle to connect.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films capture urban loneliness and the profound disconnection between people despite physical proximity in crowded cities.