THEME EXPLORATION

childhood transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
1903 · Georges Méliès
Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch
Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch
2002 · Genndy Tartakovsky
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon
2025 · Shigeyuki Miya & Tomomi Kamiya
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
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' explore childhood wonder, loss of innocence, and personal growth through magical transformations.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His works such as 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' examine how children navigate darkness and discover their inner strength through fantastical transformation.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Films like 'In the Mood for Love' and '2046' poetically capture the bittersweet passage from youth to adulthood and how memories transform our perception of childhood.