THEME EXPLORATION

rural politics

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
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
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
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
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine working-class and rural communities, exploring how politics and economic systems directly impact ordinary people's lives.

 Coen Brothers Belgium

Their neorealist approach documents rural and post-industrial communities, revealing how political and social structures shape individual struggles and survival.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films explore rural Taiwanese life and agricultural communities within the context of political change and historical transformation in East Asia.