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THEME EXPLORATION

separation and longing

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Coming Home
Coming Home
2014 · Zhang Yimou
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
Submergence
Submergence
2017 · Wim Wenders
Sunny
Sunny
2008 · Lee Joon-ik
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Nagisa Oshima
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His films are defined by visual poetry and melancholic narratives exploring emotional distance between lovers and the ache of missed connections across time and space.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

He crafts meditative, philosophical works that examine the metaphysical dimensions of human separation, longing, and the impossibility of true communion between souls.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His intimate dramas poignantly capture the quiet heartbreak of family members living apart, unspoken love, and the bittersweet passage of time spent away from loved ones.

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