THEME EXPLORATION

failed aspirations

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Up
Up
2009 · Pete Docter
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
After Liverpool
After Liverpool
1974 · Michael Haneke
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Miracle of Flight
Miracle of Flight
1974 · Terry Gilliam
The End of the Day
The End of the Day
1939 · Julien Duvivier
A Tank on My Bed
A Tank on My Bed
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

Through neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.', he captures the quiet desperation of those whose dreams are eroded by poverty and social indifference.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His intimate character studies reveal how ordinary people navigate thwarted ambitions and compromised lives with dark humor and unexpected dignity.