THEME EXPLORATION

domestic tragedy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes
Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes
1907 · Georges Méliès
Complacent
Complacent
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
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
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films dissect the quiet devastation of ordinary family life through interconnected narratives that reveal hidden fractures beneath domestic routines.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He masterfully portrays the unspoken pain and moral ambiguities within families, exploring how love and tragedy coexist in everyday moments.

 Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her visceral, psychological approach to family dysfunction exposes trauma and emotional collapse through fragmented storytelling and visual intensity.