This film gained him international recognition and set him up for his next piece, which is arguably one of his best. ... All three films deal with social displacement and alienation, major themes in his work. ... (pg. 536) " This untold story of their disappearance exemplifies the impermanence and fragility of personal relationships while providing a perfect formula for a trilogy whose theme is about the hopelessness of love in contemporary life. ...

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