THEME EXPLORATION

fleeting success

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La La Land
La La Land
2016 · Damien Chazelle
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
The Man of the Day
The Man of the Day
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Intimate Lighting
Intimate Lighting
1965 · Ivan Passer
Olga My Love
Olga My Love
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpieces like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment dissect the hollow nature of Hollywood success and ambition's corrosive effects.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like In the Mood for Love and 2046 capture beauty and achievement as ephemeral moments that slip away, never to return.