THEME EXPLORATION

female compassion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Learn From Experience
Learn From Experience
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore maternal sacrifice and compassionate bonds between women across generations and social circumstances.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' portray women's quiet resilience and emotional generosity amid systemic hardship.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films including 'Vagabond' and 'The Gleaners and I' compassionately document marginalized women's lives with profound humanistic empathy and dignity.