THEME EXPLORATION

childhood memory

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In Life’s Cycle
In Life’s Cycle
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Madonna and Child (, short
Madonna and Child (, short
1980 · Terence Davies
Grass Labyrinth
Grass Labyrinth
1979 · Shuji Terayama
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018 · Park Jung-hoon
Windless
Windless
2024 · Pavel G. Vesnakov
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
1998 · Kenji Kodama
I've Been Twelve Forever
I've Been Twelve Forever
2004 · Michel Gondry
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
2016 · Marco Bellocchio
The Memories in My Frame
The Memories in My Frame
1994 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chava Cartas Mexico

Intimate exploration of Mexican identity through personal memory and childhood perspective.

 Claude Jutra

Lyrical exploration of Quebec identity through deeply personal, memory-inflected narratives.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro capture the wonder, magic, and bittersweetness of childhood experiences with nostalgic authenticity.