THEME EXPLORATION

public vs private life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
1999 · Stephen Hopkins
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films intimately explore how personal desires and private struggles clash with social expectations and public identity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines the gap between family facades and hidden truths, revealing what lies beneath carefully maintained public appearances.

 François Truffaut France

His work consistently interrogates the conflict between authentic inner lives and the roles people perform in society.