THEME EXPLORATION

domestic life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Nicholas Ray
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Jones and His New Neighbors
Jones and His New Neighbors
1909 · D.W. Griffith
La Peau douce
La Peau douce
1964 · François Truffaut
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Cobweb
The Cobweb
1955 · Vincente Minnelli
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu

Intimate portrayal of everyday family life through compositionally rigorous, emotionally restrained cinema.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films intimately explore family bonds, everyday moments, and the emotional complexities of domestic relationships with profound tenderness.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisation-based storytelling, he captures the nuanced tensions, humor, and vulnerability of ordinary family life and home dynamics.