THEME EXPLORATION

rural England

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle the lives of working-class rural communities in England with unflinching social realism and deep compassion.

 Andrew Haigh United Kingdom

His work captures contemporary rural English life and relationships with naturalistic dialogue and emotional authenticity.