THEME EXPLORATION

mountain retreat

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 · Robert Altman
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
Ne touchez pas la hache
Ne touchez pas la hache
2007 · Jacques Rivette
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Challenge
The Challenge
1982 · John Frankenheimer
The Challenge
The Challenge
1955 · Sidney Lumet
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films consistently explore isolation and spiritual reflection in remote, mountainous landscapes as settings for human transformation and moral reckoning.

 Terrence Malick USA

He uses vast natural mountain environments to examine humanity's relationship with nature, solitude, and existential contemplation through visually poetic cinema.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works frequently feature mountain settings where characters retreat from society to confront family bonds, loss, and the search for meaning in quiet, intimate spaces.