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THEME EXPLORATION

parenting challenges

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Reverse Angle
Reverse Angle
1982 · Wim Wenders
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Chinese Puzzle
Chinese Puzzle
2013 · Cédric Klapisch
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
1987 · Bill Forsyth
My Neighbors the Yamadas
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · Isao Takahata
About a Boy
About a Boy
2002 · Paul Weitz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore the complexities of parenthood, family bonds, and what it means to be a parent beyond biological relationships.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her raw and psychological approach in films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examines the profound struggles and guilt parents face.

Céline Sciamma → France

Her tender yet unflinching films such as 'Tomboy' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' navigate parenting dilemmas, adolescence, and the challenges of raising children in contemporary society.

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