THEME EXPLORATION

last day of school

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Gil Junger
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962 · Agnès Varda
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Small Change' poignantly capture the bittersweet transition from childhood to adulthood and the end of school innocence.

 Richard Linklater United States

Films like 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Everybody Wants Some!!' celebrate the liminal moments of the last day of school with nostalgic authenticity and ensemble storytelling.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His gentle, observational style in films like 'Our Little Sister' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explores how life's endings and transitions reshape relationships and childhood memories.