THEME EXPLORATION

widowed parent

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Daddy Nostalgia
Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Bertrand Tavernier
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
1977 · Terry Gilliam
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Vincente Minnelli
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Sheriff’s Baby
The Sheriff’s Baby
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Chie the Brat
Chie the Brat
1981 · Isao Takahata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Like Father, Like Son' poignantly explore widowed parents navigating grief, parenting, and emotional complexity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' examine struggling widowed and single parents facing systemic hardship with dignity and resilience.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' intensely portray parents dealing with trauma, loss, and fractured family bonds.