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THEME EXPLORATION

identity and maturity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Ernesto
Ernesto
1979 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig → USA

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Little Women' intimately explore how young people forge their identities through family relationships and self-discovery during formative years.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' delicately examine how individuals develop their sense of self and moral identity through unexpected family bonds and life circumstances.

Lynne Ramsay → UK

Her films including 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Skin I Live In' probe the fragmented nature of identity and psychological maturation through visually complex, introspective narratives.

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