I really enjoy movies around themes of loneliness and deep longing for connection. Some I can think of off the top of my head are many of Charlie Kaufman's movies, Her, Taxi Driver, Lilting, You Were Never Really Here, A Ghost Story, ETC. The common thread here is that most of these movies are primarily about male characters experiencing loneliness and are about the larger loneliness that aches in all of us, with some exceptions.
I'd like to watch more movies that are about women experiencing deep existential loneliness, smallness, and disconnect. I feel like we so rarely see women portrayed in the same roles in the movies I listed above. The only one I can think of that I've seen that remotely fits this is Melancholia, though that was more about depression. Lilting has one such character, but again, it's one of the few I know of. I'm sure more exist out there! Any recommendations would be much appreciated!
Edit: Thinking more about movies I've seen and some that sort of fit (maybe loneliness is less of a theme but is definitely prevalent) are A Fantastic Woman, Kajillionaire, Room, Loveless...
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