THEME EXPLORATION

pastoral setting

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
1993 · Isao Takahata
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
Colpo gobbo all’italiana
1962 · Lucio Fulci
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films like 'Days of Heaven' and 'The Thin Red Line' use pastoral landscapes as spiritual meditations on human existence and nature's transcendence.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema frequently depicts rural and working-class pastoral communities, exploring authentic life in the countryside with realist compassion.