THEME EXPLORATION
southern ambition
36 films · 2 directors
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DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola
USA
His Westerns and Southern narratives examine the tension between frontier ambition, community values, and moral compromise in American expansion.
Terrence Malick USAHis lyrical films like 'The New World' and 'Days of Heaven' poetically interrogate ambition, desire, and the cost of pursuing dreams in American landscapes.