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THEME EXPLORATION

winning and loss

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films obsessively explore the psychology of ambition, moral compromise, and the devastating cost of pursuing victory at any price.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

He masterfully examines how victory and defeat reshape human dignity and perspective, particularly in works exploring samurai honor and existential struggle.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His films deconstruct the illusion of winning in modern life, revealing how people rationalize cruelty and loss through systems of control and violence.

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