Intimate ethnographic portraiture of rural China's cultural continuities and transformations.
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Vittorio De Sica·Italy
His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' capture the dignity and struggles of working-class and rural Italian life with profound humanity.
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Terrence Malick·United States
Films like 'The New World' and 'A Hidden Life' explore rural landscapes and community life with poetic meditation on nature, faith, and human connection.