THEME EXPLORATION

student initiation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Something in the Air
Something in the Air
2012 · Olivier Assayas
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Examination Day at School
Examination Day at School
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978 · Shirley Clarke
Horendi
Horendi
1972 · Jean Rouch
Les Cousins
Les Cousins
1959 · Claude Chabrol
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films explore transgressive initiation rituals and the psychological trauma of entering adulthood through visceral, confrontational narratives.