THEME EXPLORATION

isolation and exile

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
Rocha que Voa (Eryk Rocha
2001 · Glauber Rocha
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' profoundly explore spiritual isolation and exile through metaphysical imagery and introspective narratives.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, hypnotic films like 'Sátántangó' and 'Tímár's Boat' depict characters trapped in desolate landscapes, embodying psychological and physical exile through sprawling compositions.