THEME EXPLORATION

serendipity and fate

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
A Missed Connection
A Missed Connection
2023 · Damián Romay
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films explore chance encounters and predetermined moments through visually poetic narratives where fate and free will constantly intersect.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines how small serendipitous moments and human connections shape destiny, often revealing how chance meetings alter the course of lives.

 Richard Curtis United States

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' deeply explore how chance encounters and the passage of time create the fabric of fate and destiny.