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THEME EXPLORATION

rural Spain

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
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
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
Víctor Erice → Spain

His masterpiece 'The Spirit of the Beehive' captures the haunting atmosphere of rural Castilian villages and their inhabitants during Franco's era.

David Trueba → Spain

His intimate character-driven films examine contemporary rural Spanish life, exploring themes of isolation, tradition, and human connection in small communities.

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