THEME EXPLORATION

retirement and new beginnings

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Shawn Levy
Inside Out
Inside Out
2015 · Pete Docter
New York, New York
New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
2014 · Antoine Fuqua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'An Autumn Afternoon' poignantly explore aging, retirement, and the bittersweet transitions of life's later chapters.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His masterpiece 'Youth' directly centers on a retired film composer confronting mortality, legacy, and the possibility of creative rebirth in old age.

 Richard Linklater United States

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' meditate on life's passages and reinvention, while 'A Man in Love' explores late-life relationships and second chances.