Geography in film & theatre

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lpasch1

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Im researching geography as a theme in film & theatre

Does anyone know any plays or films with scenes involving
eg.
-Travelling between places
-Scenes that take place at Checkpoints?
-Differences between laws in different countries


Thanks
Lennart
 
Does the film/play have to tick all boxes?

What about Midnight Express, Brokedown Palace, the Way Back Home (Ed Harris, can't remember if that's the right title). True Grit (2010). Westerns and roadmovies would probably be good for this theme.

Checkpoints; Diehard 3?
 
Up in the Air is a perfect recent example in how that theme relates to character.

On that note, I suppose Up works as well, though I only begrudgingly mention it (I wasn't a fan).
 
-Travelling between places

A favourite type of movie of mine is one that concentrates on the passage through different geographical locations. Some of the first that come to mind:

L'Avventura
Alice in the Cities
The Bourne Identity
Anna's Meetings
Leningrad Cowboys go America
Gerry
The Brown Bunny
The Passenger
Eden is West
Incendies
 
Thanks guys this is all great

After initial research of the suggestions I'll be looking much closer into
L'Avventura/ No Country for Old Men/ The Passenger/ The Sheltering Sky
Babel & North by Northwest I've seen but needed to be reminded of them, both relevant

If any of you have anymore don't hesitate to add them as its all very helpful to me
Thanks again
 
Blue Streak and From Dusk Til Dawn have scenes at checkpoints. The Chase also, but I think they just crashed through it...
 
As far as traveling from different places, there are plenty of good road movies:

Y Tu Mama Tambien
Children of Men (which has check point scenes as well, if I recall correctly)
Badlands
 
Orson Welles is directs (or stars in) a number of good films that are about travel or are interesting geographically:

A Touch of Evil
The Lady from Shanghai
Chimes at Midnight and The Trial: Not about travel per se, but very interesting uses of space.
The Third Man


Also:
Alphaville
Hiroshima mon Amour
The Puffy Chair

Any Western.
 
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