THEME EXPLORATION

pregnancy and unwed mothers

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
Learn From Experience
Learn From Experience
1937 · Mikio Naruse
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly portray the struggles of working-class women and families facing poverty and social stigma.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her introspective narratives in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Phantom Thread' explore psychological complexity and vulnerability in marginalized lives.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His stark realist approach in '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' directly confronts the moral and social dimensions of pregnancy and women's bodily autonomy.