THEME EXPLORATION

human isolation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
The Martian
The Martian
2015 · Ridley Scott
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman

Bergman excavates the human psyche through intimate close-ups and philosophical dialogue.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, slow-paced films explore the spiritual and emotional isolation of individuals confronting existence, memory, and disconnection from society.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films depict alienation in modern urban environments, portraying characters adrift in emotional voids despite being surrounded by others.