THEME EXPLORATION

land speculation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
White Material
White Material
2009 · Claire Denis
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958 · Mikio Naruse
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 · William Wyler
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · Arthur Penn
The Pride of Palomar
The Pride of Palomar
1922 · Frank Borzage
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress
1964 · Nagisa Oshima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
William Wyler United States

His film 'The Big Country' and other works explore the clash between land ownership, development, and individual freedom in the American frontier.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films examine the political and social upheaval of land redistribution and property ownership in post-war Eastern Europe.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His works, particularly 'A City of Sadness' and 'Millennium Mambo,' capture the transformation of urban spaces and the human cost of rapid land development and speculation.