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THEME EXPLORATION

Chilean desert setting

20 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Denis Villeneuve
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Foggy Harbour
Foggy Harbour
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007 · Russell Mulcahy
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Llosa → Peru

While Peruvian, Llosa's visual language of sparse, high-altitude landscapes and indigenous perspectives resonates deeply with Andean desert aesthetics shared across the region including northern Chile.

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