THEME EXPLORATION

desert journey

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Forgotten Prayer
The Forgotten Prayer
1916 · Frank Borzage
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
Hell’s Heroes
Hell’s Heroes
1930 · William Wyler
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · J. Lee Thompson
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007 · Russell Mulcahy
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His epic films like 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago' are defining cinematic explorations of desert landscapes as both physical and psychological frontiers.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His film 'L'Avventura' and other works use desolate, barren environments to examine human alienation and the emotional deserts within relationships.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' obsessively capture journeys through extreme, inhospitable landscapes as metaphors for human obsession and madness.