THEME EXPLORATION

debut tradition

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
2006 · Martin Campbell
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His debut 'The 400 Blows' pioneered the coming-of-age narrative and became a cornerstone of New Wave cinema, establishing rituals of adolescent initiation.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her debut 'Ratcatcher' examines childhood rituals and coming-of-age traditions within a Scottish working-class community through an intensely poetic visual language.