THEME EXPLORATION

Sicilian landscape

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
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
Idea di un’isola
Idea di un’isola
1967 · Roberto Rossellini
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Paris s’en va
Paris s’en va
1981 · Jacques Rivette
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dear Phone
Dear Phone
1976 · Peter Greenaway
The Traitor
The Traitor
2019 · Marco Bellocchio
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 · Tsai Ming-liang
The Boss
The Boss
1973 · Fernando Di Leo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films like 'The Leopard' and 'La Terra Trema' capture Sicily's aristocratic decay and working-class struggles against its stunning Mediterranean landscape.

 Giuseppe Tornatore Italy

A Sicilian native whose films such as 'Cinema Paradiso' and 'The Legend of 1900' are infused with nostalgic portraits of Sicilian towns and coastal beauty.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

Though based in Naples, his visual mastery—evident in films like 'The Hand of God'—deeply explores Southern Italian landscapes with cinematic grandeur comparable to Sicilian settings.