THEME EXPLORATION

memory and regret

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Quiet Mourning
Quiet Mourning
2012 · Anonymous Fixture
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like 'Mirror' and 'Stalker' explore memory as fragmented, poetic meditation on loss, time, and the impossibility of returning to the past.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually lush films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' immerse viewers in nostalgic regret and the melancholy of missed connections and departed moments.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Dekalog' examine how past choices and forgotten moments haunts individuals, exploring themes of fate, regret, and human interconnection.