THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of affection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
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
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films obsessively explore longing, missed connections, and the bittersweet pursuit of romantic love across time and space.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His passionate narratives deeply examine desire, devotion, and the messy emotional consequences of pursuing love in all its forms.

 Luca Guadagnino Italy

His sensual, introspective films capture the vulnerability and intensity of pursuing connection, particularly in intimate and forbidden relationships.