THEME EXPLORATION

homecoming journey

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
2025 · Igor Voloshin
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'After the Storm' intimately explore family reunions and the bittersweet nature of returning home.

 Atom Egoyan Canada

Works such as 'The Sweet Hereafter' and 'Exotica' examine characters confronting their pasts and seeking reconciliation with their origins.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Scottish Play' deeply probe internal journeys and returns to psychological and physical homes.