THEME EXPLORATION

environmental escapism

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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2009 · James Cameron
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Dean DeBlois
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's relationship with untamed nature and the psychological escape into remote, hostile environments.

 Terrence Malick USA

His poetic cinema explores transcendence through nature and the tension between human civilization and the natural world as spiritual refuge.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works examine how characters find solace and escape within natural settings and communal spaces, questioning modern environmental alienation.