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displacement and limbo

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual displacement and existential limbo through long, meditative shots that examine characters caught between worlds and states of being.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually stunning works capture characters suspended in emotional limbo and urban displacement, often exploring nostalgia, isolation, and the inability to move forward.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His experimental cinema examines displacement through memory, ghosts, and liminal spaces, where past and present blur and characters exist in states of uncertain reality.

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