THEME EXPLORATION

relocation and adaptation

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
The Croods
The Croods
2013 · Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5
2026 · Andrew Stanton
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
French Dressing
French Dressing
1963 · Ken Russell
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
Musik i mörker
Musik i mörker
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line
2008 · Peter Jackson
Loveable
Loveable
2024 · Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Actrius
Actrius
1997 · Ventura Pons
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island
1999 · Patricio Guzmán
Song of China
Song of China
1935 · Fei Mu
Flow
Flow
2024 · Gints Zilbalodis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films explore displacement, family bonds across borders, and how individuals adapt to new circumstances and social structures.

 Agnès Varda France

She consistently examines wandering, rootlessness, and human resilience through the lives of displaced or marginalized people searching for belonging.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious narratives center on working-class characters facing relocation and systemic barriers while struggling to adapt to economic upheaval.