Hi

There's a fair amount of walking in Béla Tarr films, especially perhaps: Werkmeister Harmonies, The Turin Horse, the first is an example of walking through place, the second of walking repeatedly from A to B, B to C…

I R

(Edinburgh University)

On 23 May 2014, at 10:53, Toni-Lynn Frederick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello

Of course, there’s the obvious, Forest Gump, then there’s also Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God, as well as the film adaptation of Primo Levi’s book, The Truce.

TL Frederick

Reading U

On May 23, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Nick Hodgin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Sounds like an interesting idea for a course.

Walking to escape past life: Blessing Bell (Sabu), Dolls (Kitano), Nothing Personal (Urszula Antoniak),  to a lesser extent Into the Wild (Penn). Urban walking/flaberie  - lots of examples e.g. Naked (Leigh). Desert crossing/wandering might even constitute a separate sub-genre:  in addition to the various Australian film suggested Paris, Texas (Wenders );  sometimes as a result of war - The Beast (Reynolds) -  or imprisonment  - The Way Back (weir)  -  or displacement. Walking as challenge - polar expeditions, jungle treks..

Have you considered walking as pilgrimage? Plenty of films to find there, too. And walkers who encounter monsters, psychopaths etc in various horror films?

Best wishes,

Nick

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On 22 May 2014 22:04, Thomas Deane Tucker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Film-Philosophers,

I am teaching a course in the fall on the philosophy, literature, and cultural representations of walking. I am looking for films where walking plays a central role to either show in the class or to reference. So far my list includes The Way, Wizard of Oz, Walkabout, Meek’s Cutoff, Walking (Canadian short), and the Way Back. Can anyone help add to my list?

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Thomas Deane Tucker

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