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THEME EXPLORATION

disillusionment with emigration

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
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan → Canada

His films explore fractured identities and emotional displacement of immigrants and diaspora communities, questioning belonging and connection.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious narratives depict the harsh realities and broken promises facing migrants and working-class emigrants across borders.

Paweł Pawlikowski → Poland

His films including 'Ida' and 'My Sweet Papaya' examine displacement, identity loss, and the bittersweet consequences of migration and exile.

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