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THEME EXPLORATION

familial tribute

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake
1997 · Jean Rouch
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Tirez sur le pianiste
Tirez sur le pianiste
1960 · François Truffaut
The Exam
The Exam
2021 · Shawkat Amin Korki
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
The Northman
The Northman
2022 · Robert Eggers
El Gran Gato
El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Elliott’s Suicide
Elliott’s Suicide
2007 · Kenneth Anger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately examine chosen and biological families, exploring how love and duty reshape kinship bonds.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her visceral films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Child I Never Was' explore parental bonds and familial trauma with profound psychological depth.

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