THEME EXPLORATION

urban aimlessness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Protozoa
Protozoa
1993 · Darren Aronofsky
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' dissect the emotional and existential emptiness of modern urban life through elongated takes and characters drifting through alienated cityscapes.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His neon-soaked Hong Kong films ('Chungking Express', 'In the Mood for Love') capture urban isolation and melancholic wandering through visually intoxicating yet emotionally adrift narratives.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

Films like 'My Own Private Idaho' and 'Elephant' portray urban youth navigating purposelessness, disconnection, and the search for meaning in sprawling American cities and suburbs.