THEME EXPLORATION

unfulfilled aspirations

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Up
Up
2009 · Pete Docter
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Pilots
Pilots
1995 · Christian Petzold
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
I vitelloni
I vitelloni
1953 · Federico Fellini
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · Luis Buñuel
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife
1985 · Hal Ashby
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Through philosophical slow cinema in works like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris', he examines humanity's yearning for meaning and transcendence that perpetually eludes our grasp.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Fallen Angels' capture the melancholy beauty of lost opportunities and love that remains forever out of reach.