His films like 'Death in Venice' and 'The Leopard' are saturated with the melancholic beauty of coastal Italian landscapes and the tension between decadence and the sea.
Agnès Varda FranceShe repeatedly returned to seaside settings in films like 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I,' exploring how coastal environments shape human vulnerability and freedom.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanHis intimate dramas such as 'After the Storm' use seaside settings as spaces where characters confront memory, loss, and the possibility of human connection.