THEME EXPLORATION

isolation in modern life

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
L’Eclisse
L’Eclisse
1962 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
The Convenience Store
The Convenience Store
2026 · Jirô Nagae
Martin
Martin
1977 · George A. Romero
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

Tarkovsky's meditative films explore spiritual and emotional isolation through long takes and sparse human connection in vast, indifferent spaces.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Michael Haneke systematically dissects modern alienation, depicting characters trapped in emotional distance despite technological connectivity and suburban comfort.