THEME EXPLORATION

misfortune and bad luck

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chance at Love
Chance at Love
1964 · Bertrand Tavernier
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Karmic Mahjong
Karmic Mahjong
2006 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb
1930 · King Vidor
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Just My Luck
Just My Luck
2006 · Donald Petrie
Luck
Luck
2022 · Peggy Holmes
Intacto
Intacto
2001 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Beautiful Disaster
Beautiful Disaster
2023 · Roger Kumble
Two Weeks Vacation
Two Weeks Vacation
1952 · Jack Kinney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Coen Brothers Belgium

Their films chronicle the relentless struggles of ordinary people trapped in cycles of poverty and circumstance beyond their control.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He explores how random violence and senseless tragedy disrupt lives, examining the arbitrary nature of misfortune and human vulnerability.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His work delicately portrays how life's accumulated disappointments, loss, and ill fortune shape family bonds and individual identity.