THEME EXPLORATION

existential despair

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Béla Tarr Hungarian

Stark monochromatic tableaux of human desolation rendered through hypnotic long takes.

 Coen Brothers USA · Minnesota

Subverting genre conventions to expose the absurdity lurking beneath American violence and desperation.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Through a Glass Darkly' are foundational explorations of mortality, faith, and the void at the heart of human existence.