Press Play: pure imagination
On the silver screen, fantasies and dreams are eagerly explored. From dolls coming to life to filmic worlds defying reality—discover it all in his personal selection.
Petrushka (24.04.2026)
Press Play: landscapes in motion
From rugged coastlines to endless forests, nature is a powerful source of inspiration. Composer Kaija Saariaho found it in California, Benjamin Britten along the Suffolk coast, and Jean Sibelius in the forests and lakes of Finland. In their music, the natural world breathes alongside every note.
Inspired by the concert programme of Sibelius 7, film journalist Robin Broos has curated a personal film selection: films with iconic landscapes, instantly recognisable images that have become part of our collective film memory.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Directed by David Lean
British officer T. E. Lawrence leads an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire, filmed in the vast deserts of Jordan and Morocco. David Lean turns the harsh expanses of sand into a character in their own right—relentless, hypnotic, sublime. Cinematographer Freddie Young captures the dunes in dizzying shots: from tiny human figures set against endless horizons to sandstorms that swallow everything whole. Add Maurice Jarre’s iconic score, and it becomes a symphony of heat and emptiness.
Days of Heaven (1978)
Directed by Terrence Malick
A love triangle unfolds against a backdrop of endless wheat fields in Texas and Alberta, filmed in the golden light of sunrise and sunset. Terrence Malick presents the Great Plains as an ocean of grain, where wind and light take centre stage. Swaying fields, flickering fire, a plague of locusts—nature becomes both beauty and threat, carried by the sweeping music of Ennio Morricone.
Paris, Texas (1984)
Directed by Wim Wenders
A man wakes up in the desert of West Texas, without memory. Wim Wenders’ road movie follows his journey across empty plains, dusty motels and endless highways. Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller captures the American desert and its deserted roads through a European lens: every shot feels both existential and poetic. The emptiness here is not spectacular, but quiet and introspective. Ry Cooder’s slide guitar sounds like the wind across the plains.
The Lord of the Rings-trilogie (2001-2003)
Directed by Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson filmed Middle-earth in New Zealand, transforming the country into a mythical world. From the green hills of the Shire to the Southern Alps as Mordor, from rainforests as Fangorn to glaciers as Caradhras—each landscape tells a story. Howard Shore’s score weaves music and image as if the mountains themselves were singing. Seventeen Oscars in total, and a redefinition of how nature can come alive on screen.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Directed by Walter Salles
The young Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and his friend Alberto travel across South America on a rattling motorcycle. Walter Salles reveals a continent of striking diversity: from the icy Andes to the arid Atacama Desert, from the lush Amazon to Chile’s azure coastline. Each landscape marks a step in Che’s political awakening. Gustavo Santaolalla’s folk-inspired score breathes the earth of Latin America.
The Revenant (2015)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Frontiersman Hugh Glass survives a bear attack and drags himself through the frozen wilderness of Montana and Canada. Alejandro González Iñárritu filmed against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, with icy rivers and dense forests, using only natural light. Nature is not a backdrop here, but a relentless adversary—wild, indifferent, sublime. Leonardo DiCaprio finally won his first Oscar, yet the true star is the landscape itself.
Press Play: The Night
The night. Silence, stillness—but also mystery and menace. On the silver screen, the night reveals many faces: from sultry romance to chilling suspense.
Mahler 7 'Lied der nacht' (07.02.2026)
Press Play: Minimalism
Minimalist music and cinema go hand in hand. Dive into hypnotic scores by Philip Glass and others with this bold selection of films.
