THEME EXPLORATION

small town americana

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
2023 · Wes Anderson
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Laos and Kolonaki
Laos and Kolonaki
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks deconstruct the darkness lurking beneath small-town Americana's picturesque surface.

 Terrence Malick United States

He captures the spiritual and natural essence of rural American landscapes in films like Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line.

 Ethan Coen United States

Their Midwest-set films like Fargo and No Country for Old Men explore crime, morality, and eccentricity in small-town America with darkly comic precision.