THEME EXPLORATION

mountain village

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
Funeral Rites for Women in Bongo
1973 · Jean Rouch
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
1977 · Terry Gilliam
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goole by Numbers
Goole by Numbers
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Cordillera of Dreams
The Cordillera of Dreams
2019 · Patricio Guzmán
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
5 cm
5 cm
2012 · Rizal Mantovani
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
Inhuman Kiss
Inhuman Kiss
2019 · Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
No Rest for the Brave
No Rest for the Brave
2003 · Alain Guiraudie
Smugglers
Smugglers
2023 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Wailing of the Maghrib
The Wailing of the Maghrib
2023 · Sidharta Tata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately capture rural Japanese communities and family dynamics in isolated settings, exploring how tradition and modernity intersect in mountain villages.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

He masterfully documents the austere beauty and human struggles of Anatolian mountain villages, examining isolation, poverty, and existential yearning.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His poetic cinema deeply explores rural Thai communities and remote villages, blending landscape, memory, and spirituality into meditative explorations of place.