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THEME EXPLORATION

maternal possessiveness

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
Ari Aster → USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar feature mothers whose grip on their children's lives extends beyond death and psychological boundaries.

Darren Aronofsky → USA

Black Swan and The Fountain explore suffocating maternal bonds where the mother's needs consume and destroy the child's autonomy.

David Fincher → USA

Gone Girl and Zodiac examine controlling maternal influence and how parental possession shapes deeply dysfunctional relationships and identities.

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