THEME EXPLORATION

childhood corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The White Ribbon
The White Ribbon
2009 · Michael Haneke
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · J. Lee Thompson
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Louis Malle France

His films like 'Pretty Baby' and 'Au Revoir les Enfants' unflinchingly explore the loss of innocence and moral compromises forced upon children.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

Works such as 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' depict how poverty and societal failure corrupt childhood morality and strip away innocence.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine how systemic injustice and deprivation corrupt and damage children's futures.