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THEME EXPLORATION

beach setting

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
Baywatch
Baywatch
2017 · Seth Gordon
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
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda → France

Her films like 'Vagabond' and 'The Beaches of Agnès' use coastal and beach landscapes as reflective spaces that mirror human vulnerability and freedom.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His visually poetic works frequently employ beaches as dreamlike, melancholic settings that explore longing and memory, particularly in films like 'In the Mood for Love.'

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

He consistently filmed on Italian beaches to examine social class, sexuality, and human desire against the contrast of natural beauty and urban decay.

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