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THEME EXPLORATION

maternal guilt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
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
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Woman of Paris' explore fractured maternal bonds and psychological trauma with haunting visual poetry.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His works including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' examine maternal responsibility and the moral complexities of motherhood with unflinching realism.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' tenderly dissect maternal sacrifice, regret, and the messy reality of motherhood and family bonds.

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