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THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of opportunity

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
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
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
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films obsessively chronicle characters clawing their way up through ambition, desperation, and moral compromise in pursuit of success and wealth.

Darren Aronofsky → USA

He explores the psychological toll of relentless ambition through protagonists consumed by their singular quests for perfection, recognition, and achievement.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

His work examines how class systems and economic desperation drive characters to seize fleeting opportunities, often with devastating consequences.

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