Landscape in the Mist
Two Greek siblings cross a hostile winter landscape toward an uncertain father, discovering that the adult world is both wondrous and terrifying.
Overview
Two innocent siblings embark on a perilous journey to find their father, facing the harsh realities of life along the way.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- dreamy
- foreboding
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics and festival juries broadly recognized the film as a powerful, poetic, and formally accomplished work of European art cinema, while aggregate reception remains positive rather than uniformly acclaimed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Voula and Alexandros travel through stations and provincial landscapes toward Germany while pursuing the uncertain figure of their father.
The siblings' railway journey and encounters unfold against spacious, grey, rain-soaked landscapes with a deliberate tempo.
The siblings interpret Orestis, strangers, and perilous circumstances without the protection or knowledge of adults.
Angelopoulos's Greek provincial settings, austere imagery, and unresolved existential journey place the film within his poetic art-cinema tradition.
Films like Landscape in the Mist, and why
The Silence
shared slow cinema, child-centered journey, melancholy atmosphere, and themes of displacement and searching
Where Is the Friend's Home?
shared contemplative road narrative, austere landscapes, childhood perspective, and existential uncertainty
The Spirit of the Beehive
shared poetic coming-of-age drama, elusive parent figure, train travel, and emotionally difficult pilgrimage
The Passenger
shared long takes, philosophical travel, alienation, and austere European landscapes
Movie Details
- Director
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Release Date
- 1988-09-10
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (241)
Cast
- Michalis Zeke
- Tania Paleologou
- Stratos Tzortzoglou
- Eva Kotamanidou
- Aliki Georgouli
- Vasilis Kolovos
- Vasilis Bouyiouklakis
- Ilias Logothetis
- Vangelis Kazan
- Stratos Pahis
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Landscape in the Mist about?
- Two Greek siblings cross a hostile winter landscape toward an uncertain father, discovering that the adult world is both wondrous and terrifying.
- What is Landscape in the Mist like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Landscape in the Mist as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Landscape in the Mist violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Landscape in the Mist as mild.
- What did critics think of Landscape in the Mist?
- Critics and festival juries broadly recognized the film as a powerful, poetic, and formally accomplished work of European art cinema, while aggregate reception remains positive rather than uniformly acclaimed.
- Which films are like Landscape in the Mist?
- Films with a similar feel include The Silence, Where Is the Friend's Home?, The Spirit of the Beehive, and The Passenger.
- How long is Landscape in the Mist?
- Landscape in the Mist runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Landscape in the Mist?
- In United States, Landscape in the Mist is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
