THEME EXPLORATION

American homecoming

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 · Wim Wenders
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Scenery to Remember
Scenery to Remember
2008 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra USA

His films celebrate small-town American values and the return to community roots as the path to redemption and happiness.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

He explored the mythic American landscape and the longing for home through Westerns and dramas about settlers reclaiming their place in society.

 David Lynch USA

His work deconstructs the dark underbelly of small-town American life and the psychological complexity of returning to one's origins.