Tracing the thread…
His sprawling, hypnotic films like *Satantango* and *Tueur* use desolate landscapes and the absence of functional infrastructure to explore human isolation and societal decay.
Agnès Varda FranceHer documentaries and narrative films, particularly *Vagabond* and *The Gleaners and I*, examine roads, highways, and journeys as metaphors for freedom, social belonging, and human connection.
Tsai Ming-liang TaiwanHis films like *What Time Is It There?* and *Stray Dogs* present urban infrastructure—subways, streets, and architecture—as alienating environments that frame modern emotional disconnection.