THEME EXPLORATION

childhood perception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
1995 · Shunji Iwai
Tiny Lights
Tiny Lights
2024 · Beata Parkanová
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like 'Spirited Away' and 'My Neighbor Totoro' capture the wonder, vulnerability, and magical thinking that define childhood perception.

 François Truffaut France

'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' portray childhood with profound sensitivity, exploring how children interpret and navigate the adult world.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Dogtooth' present distorted, isolated childhoods that reveal how perception is shaped by environment and control.