THEME EXPLORATION

rural escapism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales
1976 · Bertrand Blier
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
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films like 'The New World' and 'A Hidden Life' capture transcendent beauty in rural landscapes as spiritual refuge from modern civilization.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Still Walking' and 'Our Little Sister' explore intimate rural family life as a counterpoint to urban alienation and disconnection.

 Ken Loach UK

His realist works such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine rural and working-class communities as spaces of authenticity amid systemic pressures.