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THEME EXPLORATION

motorcycle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Easy Rider
Easy Rider
1969 · Dennis Hopper
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Eddie Kidd
Eddie Kidd
1978 · Peter Greenaway
Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
1960 · Nagisa Oshima
Anarchy: Ride or Die
Anarchy: Ride or Die
2014 · Michael Almereyda
Scorpio Rising
Scorpio Rising
1963 · Kenneth Anger
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels
1966 · Roger Corman
Three Steps Above Heaven
Three Steps Above Heaven
2010 · Fernando González Molina
Act of Aggression
Act of Aggression
1975 · Gérard Pirès
Pillion
Pillion
2025 · Harry Lighton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

Explores the motorcycle as a symbol of freedom, danger, and the American subconscious in works like 'The Wild at Heart' and his visual philosophy of restless movement.

Takashi Miike → Japan

Repeatedly uses motorcycles as central metaphors for rebellion, speed, and existential struggle in films like 'Ichi the Killer' and various yakuza narratives.

Jean-Jacques Annaud → France

Incorporates motorcycles as powerful symbols of liberation and individual agency in period films, most notably exploring the machine's role in human freedom and conflict.

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