THEME EXPLORATION

regret and missed opportunities

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Julieta
Julieta
2016 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Facing Windows
Facing Windows
2003 · Ferzan Özpetek
Before Midnight
Before Midnight
2013 · Richard Linklater
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
2005 · Jim Jarmusch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' are defined by characters haunted by romantic paths not taken and moments forever suspended between possibility and loss.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'Still Walking' and 'After Life' explore how ordinary people grapple with regret, time's passage, and the relationships they failed to fully appreciate.