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THEME EXPLORATION

maritime setting

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
Abidjan, port de pêche
Abidjan, port de pêche
1962 · Jean Rouch
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
Credited as “Colour Style Creator for Moby Dick
1956 · John Huston
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis → France

Her meditative film 'Beau Travail' uses the vast maritime landscape and naval setting to explore isolation, desire, and identity through poetic visual language.

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