THEME EXPLORATION

cross-country journey

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
2010 · Louis Leterrier
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire' explore physical and emotional journeys across landscapes as metaphors for human connection and longing.

 David Lynch United States

Works such as 'The Straight Story' and 'Mulholland Drive' use cross-country and cross-city journeys to reveal the surreal underbelly of American landscapes and consciousness.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary-style films like 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I' chronicle journeys through rural landscapes that explore human resilience and social margins.