THEME EXPLORATION

escape from urban life

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Quattro Hong Kong 2
Quattro Hong Kong 2
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
Calabuch
Calabuch
1956 · Luis García Berlanga
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Bye Bye Braverman
Bye Bye Braverman
1968 · Sidney Lumet
Dream Street
Dream Street
1921 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His lyrical films like 'The New World' and 'The Tree of Life' celebrate nature and spirituality as transcendent escapes from modern civilization.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Works such as 'Still Walking' and 'Shoplifters' explore intimate family moments and modest living as meaningful alternatives to urban rat-race pressures.