THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit and recovery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Brad Bird
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films explore spiritual pursuit and the recovery of meaning through nature, memory, and transcendent moments of grace.

 Andrei Tarkovsky USSR

His meditative cinema examines the pursuit of truth and recovery of human connection amid existential and philosophical isolation.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His compassionate narratives focus on characters pursuing lost time and relationships while recovering dignity and familial bonds.