THEME EXPLORATION

rural americana

12 films · 3 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
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
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
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Aaron Schneider USA

Humanistic storyteller exploring grace and redemption in rural lives with visual restraint.

 Terrence Malick USA

His films capture the spiritual beauty and existential struggle of rural American landscapes and communities.

 Luke Greenfield USA

He explores the lives of ordinary people in rural American settings with poetic realism and deep emotional authenticity.