THEME EXPLORATION

desert vs. civilization

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Forgotten Prayer
The Forgotten Prayer
1916 · Frank Borzage
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hell’s Heroes
Hell’s Heroes
1930 · William Wyler
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · J. Lee Thompson
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Straight to Hell
Straight to Hell
1987 · Alex Cox
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Umut
Umut
1970 · Yílmaz Güney
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · Ruggero Deodato
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert
2026 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Jauja
Jauja
2014 · Lisandro Alonso
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'Zabriskie Point' explore the alienation of modern civilization against vast, indifferent landscapes, questioning human connection in contemporary society.

 David Lean United Kingdom

Epic films such as 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Doctor Zhivago' dramatically pit individual ambition and civilized order against the overwhelming power and beauty of desert and natural wilderness.

 Francis Ford Coppola United States

His Western masterpieces like 'The Searchers' and 'My Darling Clementine' examine the tension between untamed frontier landscapes and the encroaching forces of civilization, law, and settlement.