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THEME EXPLORATION

father-daughter dynamics

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola → USA

Her films consistently explore complex father-daughter relationships with emotional nuance, particularly evident in Lost in Translation and The Bling Ring.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

He masterfully depicts tender yet complicated father-daughter bonds across multiple films, most notably in Like Father, Like Son and Shoplifters.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her intimate directorial approach reveals the psychological depths of father-daughter trauma and connection in films like We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here.

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