THEME EXPLORATION

rural America

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Carol
Carol
2015 · Todd Haynes
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Platform
Platform
2000 · Jia Zhangke
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nia DaCosta USA

DaCosta crafts intimate portraits of marginalized women navigating systemic constraints with quiet resilience.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films like 'The New World' and 'A Hidden Life' explore the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of rural American landscapes and communities.

 Luke Greenfield United States

His early works including 'George Washington' and 'All the Real Girls' intimately depict the lives, struggles, and textures of rural Southern communities.