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THEME EXPLORATION

parent child relationship

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 · François Ozon
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Vincente Minnelli
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
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 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately examine parent-child bonds across unconventional family structures with profound emotional depth.

Céline Sciamma → France

Her nuanced storytelling in films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' delicately explores maternal bonds and coming-of-age relationships with poetic sensitivity.

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