THEME EXPLORATION

existential escape

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, lengthy films explore consciousness and spiritual transcendence as escape from material reality's constraints.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His works depict alienated characters seeking meaning and connection while trapped in modern urban environments, questioning existence itself.

 David Lynch United States

His surreal narratives blur dreams and reality to explore psychological escape and the fragmentation of identity within unconscious worlds.