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THEME EXPLORATION

parental roles and responsibilities

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
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
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore unconventional family structures and the complexities of parental love and responsibility.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' examine the psychological struggles of parenthood and maternal guilt with unflinching depth.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

His films including 'A Child's Pose' and '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' probe the moral and ethical dimensions of parental obligations with austere clarity.

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