THEME EXPLORATION

rural Mexico

12 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
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carlos Reygadas Mexico · Mexico City

Extended temporal meditation where bodily presence and spiritual yearning dissolve into unified, demanding visual prayer.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' blend magical realism with rural Mexican landscapes and folklore to explore themes of isolation and wonder.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His early works like 'Amores Perros' and 'Babel' weave interconnected narratives that reveal the struggles and dignity of rural and marginalized Mexican communities.