THEME EXPLORATION

adoption

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke

Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk

Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud

A Romance of the Western Hills

A Romance of the Western Hills
1910 · D.W. Griffith

Hearts of Oak
1924 · John Ford

Holy Lola
2004 · Bertrand Tavernier

Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City
1980 · Kon Ichikawa

The Bigamist
1953 · Ida Lupino

The Blind Side
2009 · John Lee Hancock

The Rats
1955 · Robert Siodmak

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights
1954 · Luis Buñuel

Breathing into Marble

Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore family bonds beyond biology and the meaning of parenthood.

Films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' explore surrogate relationships and makeshift families formed through necessity and human connection.