THEME EXPLORATION

parental opposition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
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
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
1996 · Claire Denis
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Repeatedly explores parent-child conflict and generational misunderstanding through works like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Examines rigid parental authority and its psychological consequences in films like 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Beyond the Hills.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Probes troubled family dynamics and parental control with visceral intensity in You Were Never Really Here and Ratcatcher.