Movies featuring rural landscape visuals feel like a fresh breath of air, providing a brief glimpse into the picturesque lands.
So, if you are searching for such movies, here is a list of movie suggestions that you might like. Let's have a look at them!
Paan Singh Tomar (2012): Starring Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, and Rajesh Abhay as the leads, the movie illustrates the real life of a popular Indian-athlete-turned-most-feared-dacoit Paan Singh Tomar while showcasing the Chambal Valley’s rugged rural life in the post-independence era.
Peepli [Live] (2010): With the ample rural background, the movie directed by Anusha Rizvi and Mahmood Farooqui, describes how a farmer's threat to end his life attracts the attention of the media, turning the event into something bigger.
A River Runs Through It (1992): Starring Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, and Tom Skerritt among others and directed by Robert Redford, the movie follows two sons of a stern minister who grew up in the picturesque rural setting of 1920s Montana.
A Room with a View (1985): Directed by James Ivory and starring Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, and Denholm Elliott among others, this Oscar-winning movie follows the story of a woman and his brief romantic encounter in Florence.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002): Directed by Sijie Dai, the movie features the rural landscape of a mountainous town in China, where two young men fall in love with the village tailor's granddaughter where they were sent for a Maoist "re-education".
Barry Lyndon (1975): Winning 4 Oscars, this adventure war movie directed by Stanley Kubrick with ample rural landscape of a small village in Ireland, tells the story of an Irish man who marries a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position.
Brokeback Mountain (2005): An Oscar-winning movie directed by Ang Lee and set in the scenic land of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming, revolves around two shepherds who developed an intimate bond away from their families.
The Witch (2015): A Robert Eggers-directed horror film showcasing the rural life of New England in the 1630s. The movie revolves around a family who was banished from their pilgrim community controlled by the church.
Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017): Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon, and Rajkummar Rao in the leads, the movie follows the story of an endearing love triangle while showcasing the lanes and bylanes of small-town Bareilly, UP.
DAMaN (2022): An adventure drama movie directed by Lenka Debiprasad and Vishal Mourya and starring Karan Kandhapan and Babushaan Mohanty among others, tells the story of a young MBBS graduate who starts his new job in the cut-off area of Malkangiri, Odisha, which is infamous for Naxal activities.