THEME EXPLORATION

wandering and exile

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
2003 · Glauber Rocha
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 · J. Lee Thompson
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
1983 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Les Routes du Sud
Les Routes du Sud
1978 · Joseph Losey
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Three
Three
1965 · Tadashi Sawashima
Confucius
Confucius
1940 · Fei Mu
Madrid
Madrid
2002 · Patricio Guzmán
Perón: Political Update and Doctrine for the Seizure of Power
Perón: Political Update and Doctrine for the Seizure of Power
1971 · Fernando Solanas
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players
1975 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Un berenar a Ginebra
Un berenar a Ginebra
2013 · Ventura Pons
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The King's Warden
The King's Warden
2026 · Chang Hang-jun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual displacement and the yearning for home through metaphysical narratives about memory, loss, and existential wandering.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films meditate on movement, journeys, and the human condition of wandering, often depicting characters traversing landscapes both physical and emotional.