THEME EXPLORATION

rural Philippines

12 films · 2 directors
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
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1990 · Wong Kar-wai
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lav Diaz Philippines

His lengthy, poetic films like 'Batang West Side' and 'From What Is Before' intimately capture rural Filipino life, landscapes, and struggles with patient, observational cinematography.

 Ray Mendoza Philippines

His works including 'Kinatay' and 'Tirador' unflinchingly explore the harsh realities of rural and urban poor communities in the Philippines with gritty realism.