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chance encounters

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
M Hotel
M Hotel
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films obsessively explore how fleeting moments and random meetings between strangers shape destiny and unfulfilled longing.

Richard Linklater → United States

He specializes in capturing the magic of unexpected conversations and chance meetings that alter characters' perspectives and lives.

Eric Rohmer → France

His films reveal how accidental encounters and spontaneous decisions lead to profound personal revelations and emotional transformations.

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