THEME EXPLORATION

frontier survival

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Leather Stockings
Leather Stockings
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Secrets
Secrets
1924 · Frank Borzage
Rawhide
Rawhide
1951 · Henry Hathaway
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document human resilience against hostile natural environments and psychological extremes, from Aguirre to Grizzly Man.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

He mythologized the American frontier and survival through iconic westerns that explore the costs of civilization-building on untamed lands.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films like The Revenant and Birdman intensely examine human survival against brutal natural and psychological odds with visceral realism.