THEME EXPLORATION

mother-child relationship

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Hardcore
Hardcore
1979 · Paul Schrader
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore the complexities, sacrifices, and unconditional bonds of mother-child relationships across different family structures.

 Céline Sciamma France

Films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Girlhood' deeply explore female identity and the protective, transformative bonds between women and the maternal figures in their lives.