Tracing the thread…
His films like 'Wild at Heart' and 'Mulholland Drive' explore the American landscape and cross-country journeys as surreal, psychological odysseys.
Wim Wenders GermanyA master of road movies ('Paris, Texas', 'Kings of the Road'), Wenders uses travel and displacement to examine identity, alienation, and the human condition.
Jean-Luc Godard FranceHis experimental road films like 'Weekend' use cross-country travel as a framework to critique society and deconstruct cinema itself.