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THEME EXPLORATION

possession and belonging

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Toy Story
Toy Story
1995 · John Lasseter
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Ratatouille
Ratatouille
2007 · Brad Bird
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films explore how possession and material circumstances define family bonds and belonging, particularly in works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows'.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His meditative cinema investigates how memory, place, and cultural heritage both possess and construct individual and collective identity.

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