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THEME EXPLORATION

loss of innocence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Terence Fisher
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
1972 · Konrad Wolf
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
The Memories in My Frame
The Memories in My Frame
1994 · Bong Joon-ho
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hiromasa Yonebayashi → Japan

Crafts intimate coming-of-age stories that celebrate the magic found in everyday moments and natural worlds.

Ari Aster → United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar depict the violent shattering of characters' worldviews and safety through trauma and psychological horror.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Works such as We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here explore the corruption of innocence through violence, abuse, and moral ambiguity.

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