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THEME EXPLORATION

coastal setting

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda → France

Her films capture coastal landscapes as poignant spaces for human connection and memory, particularly in works like 'Vagabond' and 'Jacquot de Nantes.'

Hou Hsiao-hsien → Taiwan

He uses Taiwan's coastlines and maritime settings to explore identity, history, and alienation through meditative visual compositions in films like 'A City of Sadness.'

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