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THEME EXPLORATION

Mediterranean landscape

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Sabbia
Sabbia
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'L'Eclisse' use the Mediterranean coastline and Italian landscapes as essential characters that reflect emotional alienation and existential crises.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

He captured the raw beauty and humanity of Mediterranean regions in films like 'Accattone' and 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew,' using landscape to explore social and spiritual themes.

Agnès Varda → France

Her documentary and narrative works, including 'Vagabond' and films set along the French Mediterranean coast, poetically explore the landscape's relationship to human stories and memory.

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