THEME EXPLORATION

creative perseverance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
El sol del membrillo
El sol del membrillo
1992 · Victor Erice
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
One Water
One Water
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films celebrate characters who persist through impossible challenges with quiet determination, from Chihiro's journey through the spirit world to Nausicaä's fight for peace.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous filmmaking process and narratives about obsessive problem-solvers—from Serial Killer profilers to social network builders—embody relentless creative pursuit.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentaries and films capture the resilience of overlooked people and her own lifelong reinvention as an artist, celebrating creative perseverance in its most human form.