THEME EXPLORATION

mother's desperation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly explore maternal psychological breakdown and the unbearable weight of motherhood.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

In films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills,' he examines women's desperation and impossible choices with unflinching realism and emotional precision.