THEME EXPLORATION

rural pride

35 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
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
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
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
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Platform
Platform
2000 · Jia Zhangke
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
2026 · Satoshi Kuwabara
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist films like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' celebrate the dignity and resilience of rural and working-class communities struggling to maintain their pride.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films reverence the American heartland and rural landscapes as repositories of spiritual meaning and authentic human values against modern corruption.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His documentary-style dramas powerfully chronicle rural and working-class lives with deep empathy, centering their struggles and inherent human dignity.