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THEME EXPLORATION

cross-country running

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Robert Altman
La Belle noiseuse
La Belle noiseuse
1991 · Jacques Rivette
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006 · Jonathan Demme
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
Honkytonk Man
Honkytonk Man
1982 · Clint Eastwood
The Highway of Life
The Highway of Life
1980 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Thing Called Love
The Thing Called Love
1993 · Peter Bogdanovich
Earth
Earth
1996 · Julio Medem
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995 · Shunji Iwai
Hokuriku Proxy War
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 · Kinji Fukasaku
Larceny
Larceny
2017 · R. Ellis Frazier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films chronicle working-class struggles across borders and regions, exploring themes of displacement and endurance through intimate human narratives.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His cinema examines journeys—both physical and emotional—across landscapes and social divides, capturing human resilience and connection in motion.

Vittorio De Sica → Italy

His neorealist masterpieces depict characters traversing cities and moral territories in pursuit of survival and dignity, embodying the spirit of relentless human striving.

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