THEME EXPLORATION

rural Swedish life

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
Maria Chapdelaine
Maria Chapdelaine
1934 · Julien Duvivier
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon
1957 · John Ford
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1960 · Fred Zinnemann
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Wild Strawberries' explore the spiritual and emotional landscapes of Swedish rural communities and countryside settings.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

While Taiwanese, his contemplative style and focus on rural life's quiet moments parallels the introspective rural narratives central to Swedish cinema traditions.