THEME EXPLORATION

domestic mishaps

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Father's Day Off
Father's Day Off
1953 · Jack Kinney
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films, particularly 'Mon Oncle' and 'Playtime', are masterclasses in depicting the chaos and absurdity of domestic life and modern household mishaps through visual comedy.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He intimately explores family dynamics and domestic crises in films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker', revealing how households navigate accidents, deceptions, and everyday disasters.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His improvisational approach to cinema captures the uncomfortable truths and mishaps of ordinary domestic life in films like 'Another Year' and 'Happy-Go-Lucky', with unflinching realism.