THEME EXPLORATION

child visit

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3
2017 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films consistently center on child protagonists discovering wonder and agency in magical worlds that reflect real emotional growth.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He explores childhood imagination and innocence confronting darker realities through fantastical narratives in films like Pan's Labyrinth.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her films delicately examine children's perspectives, emotional complexity, and formative experiences with sensitivity and poetic depth.