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THEME EXPLORATION

natural landscapes

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scarborough Bluffs
Scarborough Bluffs
1972 · David Cronenberg
Godzilla
Godzilla
2014 · Gareth Edwards
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Swapped
Swapped
2026 · Nathan Greno
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Boulevards d'Afrique
Boulevards d'Afrique
1989 · Jean Rouch
Key Largo *
Key Largo *
1948 · John Huston
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
“Histoire d’eaux” (segment) in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → USA

His films feature sweeping natural landscapes as metaphysical spaces where human emotion and nature merge through poetic cinematography and philosophical inquiry.

Agnès Varda → France

She captures the subtle beauty of natural environments and rural landscapes as integral characters that reflect the inner lives and memories of her subjects.

Werner Herzog → Germany

He obsessively documents extreme natural landscapes and wilderness environments as sublime, challenging forces that reveal profound truths about human ambition and vulnerability.

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