THEME EXPLORATION

automobile journey

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Louis Leterrier
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films obsessively explore the American road as a liminal space where mystery, danger, and psychological transformation unfold.

 Wim Wenders Germany

He elevated the automobile journey into philosophical meditation, using cars and driving as metaphors for human connection and existential wandering across landscapes.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

His seminal work 'Weekend' deconstructs the automobile journey as modern society's descent into chaos, using the road as a canvas for social critique and experimental cinema.