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THEME EXPLORATION

river life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Gente del Po
Gente del Po
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His films are deeply rooted in the Mekong River landscape, using its waters and surrounding communities as central metaphors for memory, time, and spirituality.

Hong Sang-soo → South Korea

Rivers frequently appear in his introspective narratives as spaces of chance encounters and emotional revelation, structuring his characters' psychological journeys.

Lisandro Alonso → Argentina

His observational cinema is set along the Paraná River, where the river's vastness and isolation become characters themselves, exploring human existence in remote riverside communities.

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