THEME EXPLORATION

European escape

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration
2026 · Ric Roman Waugh
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films explore alienation and escape from modern society through wandering protagonists seeking meaning across European landscapes.

 Wim Wenders Germany

He consistently examines displacement, journeys, and the search for home across Europe, making road movies and exile central to his artistic vision.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate wandering, freedom, and escape from convention through intimate portraits of travelers and outsiders discovering Europe.