THEME EXPLORATION

teenage transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Marc Webb
Full Moon High
Full Moon High
1981 · Larry Cohen
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
1997 · Kenji Kodama
The Hot Chick
The Hot Chick
2002 · Tom Brady
Picture This
Picture This
2008 · Stephen Herek
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig USA

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately explore the psychological and emotional complexities of adolescent self-discovery and identity formation.

 Céline Sciamma France

She crafts deeply introspective narratives about teenage awakening, desire, and social rebellion, particularly in 'Water Lilies' and 'Girlhood.'

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His provocative explorations of adolescence in films like 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' interrogate how teenagers navigate power, autonomy, and moral transformation.