THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent dreams

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Inception
Inception
2010 · Christopher Nolan
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
Up
Up
2009 · Pete Docter
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig USA

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately capture the vulnerability, aspirations, and identity struggles of adolescence with humor and emotional depth.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' explore adolescent transformation, self-discovery, and the magical realism of coming-of-age dreams.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His visually poetic films like 'Mommy' and 'I Killed My Mother' delve into the intense emotional worlds and turbulent dreams of adolescents with raw intensity.