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THEME EXPLORATION

coastal setting

19 films · 1 director

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
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
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
Bitter Waters
Bitter Waters
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao → China/USA

She captures the American West and coastal margins with poetic realism, exploring isolation and resilience against vast natural landscapes in films like 'The Rider' and 'Nomadland'.

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