THEME EXPLORATION

train setting

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 · Julien Duvivier
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Donovan’s Reef
Donovan’s Reef
1963 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lean United Kingdom

His epic films, particularly 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', use trains and railway settings as central elements to explore human endurance and moral conflict.

 Buster Keaton United States

A silent film pioneer whose masterpiece 'The General' features a train as the protagonist, showcasing innovative physical comedy and filmmaking centered entirely around railway sequences.