THEME EXPLORATION

Urban-rural relations

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
1907 · Georges Méliès
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films chronicle the dramatic transformation of rural China during urbanization, capturing the displacement and cultural friction between traditional village life and rapid modernization.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious narratives persistently examine how rural communities and working-class populations are marginalized by urban-centered economic systems and policies.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films explore the tension between urban aspirations and rural rootedness, depicting how families navigate the pull between city opportunities and countryside traditions.