THEME EXPLORATION

rural to urban transition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens
1947 · Mikio Naruse
Zone Moment
Zone Moment
1956 · Stan Brakhage
Interesting Ball
Interesting Ball
2014 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Still Walking' and 'Shoplifters' explore how rural traditions and family bonds fracture under urban modernization and economic displacement.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Through works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes', he documents the human cost of rural communities' collapse and migration to struggling urban centers.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films such as 'Still Life' and 'Mountains May Depart' chronicle China's rapid urbanization and its devastating impact on rural identity and displaced workers.