THEME EXPLORATION

maternal inheritance

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958 · Mikio Naruse
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
1953 · Roberto Gavaldón
Sorority Girl
Sorority Girl
1957 · Roger Corman
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' explore maternal bonds, family lineage, and what truly defines motherhood beyond biology.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' probe the psychological impact of maternal absence and the inherited psychological legacies children carry from their mothers.