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THEME EXPLORATION

human misery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films unflinchingly depict human suffering, social degradation, and the brutal exploitation of the marginalized through visceral, poetic imagery.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

He systematically explores psychological torment, despair, and the depths of human cruelty with intentionally provocative and devastating narratives.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, spiritually-charged films capture existential anguish, loneliness, and the profound melancholy of the human condition through contemplative imagery.

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