THEME EXPLORATION

everyday surrealism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Most People Live in China
Most People Live in China
2002 · Morten Tyldum
Storytime
Storytime
1979 · Terry Gilliam
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
Things I Like, Things I Don't Like
1990 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Footprints
Footprints
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

He transforms mundane American settings into unsettling dreamscapes where the ordinary conceals profound psychological darkness and mystery.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He captures the quiet strangeness and emotional depth hidden within ordinary family moments and everyday routines, revealing the magical within the mundane.