THEME EXPLORATION

regional landscape

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Paris s’en va
Paris s’en va
1981 · Jacques Rivette
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dear Phone
Dear Phone
1976 · Peter Greenaway
A Far Shore
A Far Shore
2022 · Masaaki Kudo
Fala Brasília
Fala Brasília
1966 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 · Tsai Ming-liang
La Taranta
La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
2003 · Julio Medem
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His films treat natural landscapes as spiritual presences that shape human consciousness and emotion through poetic cinematography and philosophical inquiry.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

He transforms regional Russian landscapes into meditative spaces where geography becomes intertwined with memory, time, and existential meaning.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visual style transforms Hong Kong's urban landscape into a character itself, where neon-lit streets and cramped spaces embody emotion and cultural identity.