THEME EXPLORATION

American expatriates

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 · Cecil B. DeMille
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
1939 · Michael Curtiz
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

Her films like 'Lost in Translation' and 'Somewhere' explore the isolation and dislocation of Americans living abroad, capturing the emotional geography of expatriate experience.

 Wim Wenders Germany

Though German, Wenders frequently examines American expatriates and cultural displacement in films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Until the End of the World,' exploring themes of alienation and wandering.