THEME EXPLORATION

rural folklore

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon
1957 · John Ford
Get Low
Get Low
2010 · Aaron Schneider
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His films capture the mythology and ritualistic codes of frontier communities, treating landscape and tradition as central characters.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious realism documents rural working-class communities and folk traditions, preserving their stories and cultural identity.