THEME EXPLORATION

village life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His films like 'Pather Panchali' and 'Aparajito' intimately capture the struggles, relationships, and spiritual depth of rural Bengali village life across generations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His documentary-style realist cinema, including 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake,' portrays the hardships and resilience of working-class and rural communities with compassionate authenticity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Still Walking' and 'Shoplifters' explore rural and small-town family dynamics with poetic sensitivity, revealing profound human connections within simple village settings.