THEME EXPLORATION

sacred geography

11 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
Thirdworld
Thirdworld
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Concerto per Michelangelo
Concerto per Michelangelo
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977 · Jean Rouch
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Onomichi
Onomichi
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
5 Postcards from Capital Cities
1967 · Peter Greenaway
Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island
1999 · Patricio Guzmán
God in Russia
God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian
Blood of My Blood
Blood of My Blood
2015 · Marco Bellocchio
Bosphore
Bosphore
1964 · Maurice Pialat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Stalker and Mirror transform physical landscapes into spiritual journeys where geography becomes a metaphor for the soul's search for meaning.

 Terrence Malick United States

His reverent cinematography in films like The Thin Red Line and A Hidden Life treats natural and built environments as sacred spaces where divine presence permeates the landscape.