THEME EXPLORATION

international coming-of-age

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
Breezy
Breezy
1973 · Clint Eastwood
The Spanish Apartment
The Spanish Apartment
2002 · Cédric Klapisch
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 · Amy Heckerling
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
1973 · Alan J. Pakula
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Céline Sciamma France

Her films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' explore identity, desire, and self-discovery across cultural and personal boundaries with poetic intimacy.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Through films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' she examines trauma, isolation, and the psychological journey from adolescence to adulthood with visceral depth.

 Payal Kapadia India

Her debut 'All That Breathes' and documentary work capture the formative moments of youth navigating identity, belonging, and social consciousness in contemporary India.