THEME EXPLORATION

international travel

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rien ne va plus
Rien ne va plus
1997 · Claude Chabrol
Time Trap
Time Trap
2014 · Michael Shanks
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Bruce Beresford
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
The Dream
The Dream
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Passenger
The Passenger
1975 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire' explore displacement, borders, and the emotional geography of international journeys.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic works such as 'In the Mood for Love' and 'The Grandmaster' use travel and transnational settings to examine longing and cultural hybridity.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative films like 'Tropical Malady' and 'Uncle Boonmee' traverse physical and spiritual borders, blending memory with cross-cultural wandering.