THEME EXPLORATION

British countryside

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Thirdworld
Thirdworld
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
A Sunday in the Country
A Sunday in the Country
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Nakasendo
Nakasendo
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Earth Smiles
The Earth Smiles
1925 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie
1937 · John Ford
Erik the Conqueror
Erik the Conqueror
1961 · Mario Bava
Life
Life
1934 · Fei Mu
The Royal Hunt
The Royal Hunt
1977 · Mrinal Sen
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
2014 · Igor Voloshin
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux
2012 · Carlos Reygadas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His films like 'Brief Encounter' and 'This Happy Breed' capture the intimate beauty and emotional depth of English village life and countryside landscapes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious filmmaking consistently explores rural British communities and the tensions between traditional countryside life and modern pressures.