THEME EXPLORATION

journey and wandering

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
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
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · 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
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
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
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Confucius
Confucius
1940 · Fei Mu
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
Sin Dejar Huella
Sin Dejar Huella
2000 · María Novaro
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
1972 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire' are philosophical explorations of displacement, longing, and the search for meaning across landscapes and relationships.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative works such as 'Stalker' and 'Nostalgia' use journey as a metaphor for spiritual seeking and the internal wandering of the human soul.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films like '10' and 'Close-Up' document literal and emotional journeys that blur fiction and reality, capturing how wandering reveals truth and human connection.