THEME EXPLORATION

tropical setting

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films like 'Fitzcarraldo' and 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' obsessively explore the Amazon rainforest as both a physical and psychological frontier.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative films are deeply rooted in Thailand's tropical landscapes, using the environment as a character that shapes memory, time, and spirituality.