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THEME EXPLORATION

proximity and connection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
2024 · Ivana Gloria
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films explore intimate family bonds and how proximity creates both connection and emotional distance through quiet, observational storytelling.

Agnès Varda → France

She examines human connection across different social distances and time periods, finding profound intimacy in unexpected encounters between strangers.

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

His meditative cinema captures how physical and emotional proximity shapes family relationships, often showing connection through what remains unsaid and spatially composed.

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