THEME EXPLORATION

obsolescence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
Sunday Pursuit
Sunday Pursuit
1990 · Mai Zetterling
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
1919 · John Ford
The Old Actor
The Old Actor
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
1986 · Neil Jordan
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
1961 · Phil Karlson
Rebooted
Rebooted
2019 · Michael Shanks
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore how humanity becomes obsolete in the face of technology and time, particularly in 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' where human concerns seem trivial against cosmic forces.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsess over biological obsolescence and the grotesque transformation of flesh as it becomes outdated or mutated by technology and disease.