THEME EXPLORATION

Frontier life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · John Ford
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Thunder Riders
Thunder Riders
1928 · William Wyler
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola USA

Ford's Westerns like 'The Searchers' and 'My Darling Clementine' define the frontier mythology, exploring both the pioneering spirit and its moral complexities.

 Damien Leone Italy

Leone's spaghetti Westerns reimagined the frontier as a lawless, mythic landscape where survival and morality collide in increasingly stylized ways.

 Howard Hawks USA

Hawks' frontier films like 'Rio Bravo' and 'Red River' emphasize community, loyalty, and self-reliance as essential to surviving and building life on untamed land.