THEME EXPLORATION

pregnancy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Stephen Hopkins
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Romance
Romance
1999 · Catherine Breillat
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Bill Condon
First Reformed
First Reformed
2018 · Paul Schrader
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Le Beau Serge
Le Beau Serge
1958 · Claude Chabrol
Le Refuge (Hideaway
Le Refuge (Hideaway
2009 · François Ozon
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
1973 · Jacques Demy
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her films explore maternal anxiety and the psychological complexity of motherhood through fragmented, visceral narratives.

 Claire Denis France

She examines pregnancy and motherhood as embodied, sensual experiences that challenge conventional maternal narratives.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her work interrogates pregnancy, body autonomy, and female agency through genre cinema and intimate character studies.