THEME EXPLORATION

cross-country running

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Robert Altman
La Belle noiseuse
La Belle noiseuse
1991 · Jacques Rivette
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
The Highway of Life
The Highway of Life
1980 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Earth
Earth
1996 · Julio Medem
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995 · Shunji Iwai
Hokuriku Proxy War
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 · Kinji Fukasaku
Larceny
Larceny
2017 · R. Ellis Frazier
Offering to the Storm
Offering to the Storm
2020 · Fernando González Molina
Wild Rose
Wild Rose
2019 · Tom Harper
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class struggles across geographical and social boundaries, exploring displacement and journeys through landscapes of inequality.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His narratives frequently traverse borders and continents, examining human movement, migration, and the physical and emotional distances between nations and individuals.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films explore journeys—both literal road trips and metaphorical passages—that reveal character through movement across landscapes and the spaces between destinations.