THEME EXPLORATION

magic and wishes

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Frozen
Frozen
2013 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Aladdin
Aladdin
1992 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 · Chris Columbus
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
1974 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Burning Court
The Burning Court
1962 · Julien Duvivier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' weave fantastical magic into dark, poignant narratives about wishes and transformation.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli masterpieces ('Spirited Away', 'Howl's Moving Castle') explore magic as a lens for human desires, wishes, and enchanted worlds.

 Jean Cocteau France

A pioneer of poetic cinema, his works like 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Orphée' blend surrealism, magic, and wish-fulfillment as metaphors for desire and art.