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THEME EXPLORATION

coastal communities

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Description d’un combat
Description d’un combat
1960 · Chris Marker
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
The Last Movie
The Last Movie
1971 · Dennis Hopper
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
Bitter Waters
Bitter Waters
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
The Fracking War
The Fracking War
2013 · Fernando Solanas
Belle
Belle
2021 · Mamoru Hosoda
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
2010 · Julián Hernández
God of War
God of War
2017 · Gordon Chan
Interesting Ball
Interesting Ball
2014 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Nerisa
Nerisa
2021 · Lawrence Fajardo
The Scouting Book for Boys
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010 · Tom Harper
Undead
Undead
2003 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious films frequently depict the struggles of working-class coastal communities, examining economic hardship and community resilience in places like fishing villages.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His films often feature desolate, liminal coastal landscapes that become characters themselves, reflecting on human behavior and societal structures in isolated seaside settings.

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