THEME EXPLORATION

Urban-rural relations

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
1907 · Georges Méliès
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

His films chronicle the displacement and transformation of rural communities amid China's rapid urbanization, exploring the human cost of development.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He documents the struggles of working-class and rural communities confronting urban economic systems and industrial decline with compassionate realism.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate narratives reveal the tensions between rural tradition and urban modernity, examining how families navigate economic pressures and social change.