American abroad

Her films like 'Lost in Translation' and 'Somewhere' explore American alienation and disconnection in foreign settings with poetic melancholy.

He frequently examines American cultural influence and identity abroad in works like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire,' questioning what it means to be American in a globalized world.

His film 'Zabriskie Point' and other works capture American characters abroad struggling with existential displacement and the clash between American materialism and European introspection.