THEME EXPLORATION

Mediterranean landscape

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Sabbia
Sabbia
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bridges-Go-Round 2
Bridges-Go-Round 2
1958 · Shirley Clarke
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films like 'The New World' and 'A Hidden Life' capture the spiritual essence of landscapes with poetic cinematography that transforms Mediterranean and natural settings into meditative visual experiences.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

As an Italian director, he intimately portrays Southern Italian and Mediterranean landscapes in films like 'The Great Beauty' and 'Youth', using the region's architecture and scenery as characters themselves.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His Greek heritage deeply informs his visual style, using stark Mediterranean landscapes and architecture in films like 'Dogtooth' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' to create haunting, distinctive atmospheres.