THEME EXPLORATION

rural struggle

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
His Lesson
His Lesson
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 · John Ford
The Good Provider
The Good Provider
1922 · Frank Borzage
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' depict the desperate struggles of working-class and rural Italians in post-war poverty.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly portray the hardships of rural and working-class communities facing systemic poverty.

 Satyajit Ray India

His trilogy 'Apu' and films like 'Pather Panchali' authentically capture the grinding poverty and resilience of rural Bengali life.