THEME EXPLORATION

landscape transformation

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Persian Series #7
Persian Series #7
2000 · Stan Brakhage
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films contemplate how landscapes reflect human consciousness and spiritual transformation through long, meditative shots of natural environments.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He obsessively documents extreme landscapes and their transformative power on human ambition, exploring how people are shaped by and reshape their environments.

 Terrence Malick United States

His cinematography treats landscapes as living presences that mirror internal emotional states and chronicle the passage of time and human impact on nature.