THEME EXPLORATION

long journey home

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
2015 · Ken Kwapis
The Golden Sword
The Golden Sword
1969 · Lo Wei
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · 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
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
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Theo Angelopoulos Greece

His films chronicle existential journeys and returns to homeland, exploring displacement and the passage of time through long, contemplative takes.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical narratives frequently depict spiritual and physical journeys home, examining memory, loss, and the human search for meaning and belonging.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films explore nostalgia, displacement, and yearning for lost homes and relationships through stylized journeys across cities and time.