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THEME EXPLORATION

road culture

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Trafic
Trafic
1971 · Jacques Tati
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World
1991 · Wim Wenders
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Lost in America
Lost in America
1985 · Albert Brooks
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Losin' It
Losin' It
1983 · Curtis Hanson
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → United States

His films like 'Wild at Heart' and 'Mulholland Drive' obsessively explore the American highway as a liminal space of danger, desire, and psychological transformation.

Wim Wenders → Germany

Pioneer of road cinema who uses journeys across landscapes in films like 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wings of Desire' to examine existential displacement and human connection.

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