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THEME EXPLORATION

landscape photography

12 films · 3 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → United States

His films are defined by transcendent landscape cinematography that transforms natural environments into emotional and spiritual narratives.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

He uses vast, meditative landscape shots as the primary vehicle for exploring metaphysical and philosophical themes across his philosophical works.

Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries and narratives obsessively document extreme landscapes and remote environments as characters that reveal human struggle and obsession.

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