THEME EXPLORATION

travel essay

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time Trap
Time Trap
2014 · Michael Shanks
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Copie conforme
Copie conforme
2010 · Abbas Kiarostami
Dimanche à Pekin
Dimanche à Pekin
1956 · Chris Marker
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Madame l'eau
Madame l'eau
1993 · Jean Rouch
Predestination
Predestination
2014 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun
The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun
2018 · Peter Jackson
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Edgar Wright
My Jules Verne
My Jules Verne
2005 · Patricio Guzmán
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006 · Mamoru Hosoda
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
1995 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films are philosophical journeys through remote landscapes that blend documentary observation with existential questioning about human ambition and displacement.

 Wim Wenders Germany

His work epitomizes the travel essay through cinema, with wandering protagonists and meditative pacing that explores landscapes, cultures, and the transformative power of movement.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films unfold like contemplative travel essays through Thai memory and geography, using slow observation and digressive narratives to explore place, time, and personal history.