THEME EXPLORATION

maternal ambivalence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
Aliens
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' explore the psychological complexity and ambivalence of parental instinct through fractured, intimate perspectives.

 Claire Denis France

She examines maternal ambivalence with unflinching honesty in films like 'My Joy' and 'High Life,' portraying mothers as conflicted, flawed, and sometimes rejecting beings rather than nurturing archetypes.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist style in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' unflinchingly portrays the difficult choices and moral ambiguities surrounding motherhood and family loyalty.