THEME EXPLORATION

existential alienation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
La Notte
La Notte
1961 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Le Diable probablement
Le Diable probablement
1977 · Robert Bresson
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
2003 · Sofia Coppola
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Solo Sunny
Solo Sunny
1980 · Konrad Wolf
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Mahiro Maeda
Basically
Basically
2014 · Ari Aster
Men and Women
Men and Women
1964 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Rebels of the Neon God
Rebels of the Neon God
1994 · Tsai Ming-liang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrzej Żuławski Ukraine]

Visceral, sexually charged psychological dramas exploring human alienation through experimental form.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films dissect modern urban isolation and the inability of characters to connect meaningfully with each other or their surroundings.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He explores the spiritual void, psychological fragmentation, and the struggle to find meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe.