THEME EXPLORATION

desire and alienation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
The Desire of the World: Jeonju Digital Project 2005
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Pasolini
Pasolini
2014 · Abel Ferrara
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films dissect modern alienation through characters trapped in emotional disconnection despite their pursuit of connection and desire.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He explores how desire becomes weaponized in relationships, leaving characters isolated and estranged from authentic human connection.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films capture the yearning beauty of unrequited desire while portraying characters drifting in urban isolation, unable to bridge emotional gaps.