THEME EXPLORATION

small town decline

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch United States

His films like 'Blue Velvet' and 'The Straight Story' expose the darkness and decay lurking beneath the surface of small-town American life.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films document economic hardship and community collapse in working-class British towns with unflinching realism.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' chronicle the displacement and fragmentation of rural American communities in economic distress.