THEME EXPLORATION

island life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank E. Flowers Cayman Islands

Intimate storytelling rooted in Caribbean island communities and local landscapes.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore isolation, survival, and human nature in extreme island and remote environments.

 Luc Besson France

His visually stunning films frequently feature island settings as characters themselves, from tropical paradises to mysterious isolated worlds.