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THEME EXPLORATION

new connections

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Clock
The Clock
1945 · Vincente Minnelli
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You
2008 · Allen Hughes & Mira Nair & Shunji Iwai
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films explore fleeting human connections and chance encounters through visually poetic narratives that emphasize emotional interdependence between characters.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He examines how unexpected relationships and new family bonds form outside traditional structures, questioning what truly connects people together.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her fragmented storytelling reveals how trauma, memory, and vulnerability create profound new connections between isolated individuals.

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