THEME EXPLORATION

paternal interference

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Affliction
Affliction
1998 · Paul Schrader
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
About an investigation
About an investigation
1931 · Robert Siodmak
A Country Cupid
A Country Cupid
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
Les Deux anglaises et le continent
1971 · François Truffaut
The Spider’s Stratagem
The Spider’s Stratagem
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Wes Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work obsessively examines the psychological damage of paternal authority and masculine dominance across generations in post-war German society.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' delicately interrogate how fathers shape their children's identities and moral development.