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THEME EXPLORATION

tragedy and loss

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
2026 · Cheng Wei-hao
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
1932 · Frank Borzage
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015 · Wim Wenders
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Intolerance
Intolerance
1916 · D.W. Griffith
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty
2016 · David Frankel
In Good Hands 2
In Good Hands 2
2024 · Ketche
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012 · Lav Diaz
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His films meditate on spiritual emptiness, memory, and the irretrievable loss of time and connection through deliberately paced, introspective narratives.

Ingmar Bergman → Sweden

He unflinchingly explores psychological devastation, grief, and the tragic dissolution of human relationships with profound emotional and philosophical depth.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His work confronts catastrophic loss and human suffering with visceral intensity, examining how tragedy breaks and reshapes the human spirit.

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