THEME EXPLORATION

journey and homecoming

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
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle center on characters embarking on transformative journeys that ultimately lead them back to themselves and home, exploring the bittersweet nature of return.

 Terrence Malick United States

His meditative style in films like The Thin Red Line and A Hidden Life examines spiritual journeys through conflict and displacement, questioning what home and belonging truly mean.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His contemplative films like Goodbye South, Goodbye and A Time to Live, A Time to Die delve into exile, memory, and the longing for home across displacement and historical change.