THEME EXPLORATION

landscape photography

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Bosphore
Bosphore
1964 · Maurice Pialat
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick United States

His films use vast natural landscapes as philosophical and spiritual backdrops, treating nature itself as a central character that reflects human consciousness and emotion.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

He employs sweeping shots of forests, rivers, and architectural spaces to create meditative visual poetry that explores humanity's relationship with the natural world.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His cinematography transforms urban and natural environments into dreamlike visual compositions where landscapes become extensions of character emotion and narrative mood.