THEME EXPLORATION

familial dysfunction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
My Mother’s Garden
My Mother’s Garden
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Josh Safdie USA

Kinetic, intimate examinations of desperate individuals navigating systemic pressure and personal crisis.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' intimately explore fractured families, absent parents, and the messy bonds that hold dysfunctional households together.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' depict deeply disturbing family dynamics with dark absurdism and psychological manipulation.