city vs country

His neorealist films like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' capture the struggle between rural migration to cities and the alienation of urban poverty.

Films like 'Days of Heaven' and 'The New World' philosophically explore humanity's relationship with nature versus civilization and industrial progress.

Works like 'Seven Samurai' and 'Dersu Uzala' juxtapose rural communities and natural landscapes against encroaching modernization and urban values.