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THEME EXPLORATION

disillusionment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Bariera
Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Le Diable probablement
Le Diable probablement
1977 · Robert Bresson
Le notti di Cabiria
Le notti di Cabiria
1957 · Federico Fellini
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1949 · Vincente Minnelli
Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
1928 · Dorothy Arzner
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Marc Webb → USA

Blends indie sensibility with mainstream spectacle, exploring love and identity through stylized visuals.

Damien Leone → Italy

His revisionist Westerns systematically deconstruct the myth of the American frontier, revealing violence and moral emptiness beneath heroic narratives.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films chronicle the corruption of ideals in modern society, exploring how innocence is destroyed by consumerism, politics, and hypocrisy with unflinching brutality.

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