THEME EXPLORATION

life choices and regret

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Life Dances On
Life Dances On
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films intimately explore how ordinary life choices accumulate into profound regrets, examining what might have been with gentle melancholy.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

He masterfully depicts how personal decisions ripple through relationships, capturing the weight of choices made and unmade with raw emotional authenticity.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His work investigates how singular moments and decisions fundamentally alter life trajectories, exploring fate and regret through interconnected narratives.