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THEME EXPLORATION

parental divorce

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018 · John Krasinski
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Little Crusader
Little Crusader
2017 · Václav Kadrnka
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski → Poland

His films, particularly 'No End' and 'Dekalog', intimately explore the emotional aftermath of divorce and family fracture with philosophical depth.

Atom Egoyan → Canada

His work consistently examines broken family structures and parental separation through fragmented narratives and emotional estrangement in films like 'The Sweet Hereafter' and 'Family Viewing'.

Leigh Whannell → United Kingdom

He portrays the realistic, painful dynamics of marital breakdown and its impact on children with raw authenticity in films such as 'Another Year' and 'All or Nothing'.

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