THEME EXPLORATION

westward exile

30 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
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
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · John Ford
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
1979 · Francesco Rosi
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
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
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
Across the Great Divide
Across the Great Divide
1976 · Stewart Raffill
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
2017 · Goro Taniguchi
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
The King's Warden
The King's Warden
2026 · Chang Hang-jun
Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola USA

His Westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' explore the psychological and moral complexities of westward expansion and displacement.

 Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns, particularly 'Once Upon a Time in the West,' examine exile, displacement, and the violent transformation of the frontier landscape.