THEME EXPLORATION

mountain retreat

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 · Robert Altman
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
Ne touchez pas la hache
Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Cordillera of Dreams
The Cordillera of Dreams
2019 · Patricio Guzmán
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
5 cm
5 cm
2012 · Rizal Mantovani
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
2021 · Haruo Sotozaki
Corpse Prison: Part 2
Corpse Prison: Part 2
2017 · Hideo Jojo
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
1978 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Mirreyes contra Godínez 2: El retiro
Mirreyes contra Godínez 2: El retiro
2022 · Chava Cartas
The Goddesses
The Goddesses
1972 · Walter Hugo Khouri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films frequently explore isolation and human vulnerability within harsh, mountainous landscapes as metaphors for inner turmoil.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He masterfully captures intimate family retreats in rural mountain settings, exploring connection and solitude through contemplative cinema.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentary and narrative works obsessively examine humanity's relationship with extreme mountain environments and remote wilderness retreats.