THEME EXPLORATION

landscape photography

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Bosphore
Bosphore
1964 · Maurice Pialat
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dear Phone
Dear Phone
1976 · Peter Greenaway
The Ruins
The Ruins
1984 · Mrinal Sen
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 · Tsai Ming-liang
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
2019 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films treat landscapes as central characters, using sweeping cinematography to explore humanity's relationship with nature and the sublime.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He consistently ventures into extreme and remote landscapes, using them to examine human obsession and the sublime power of nature.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films use vast natural landscapes and long takes to create poetic, philosophical reflections on memory and existence.