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THEME EXPLORATION

youth and innocence corrupted

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His films like 'Salò' and 'Teorema' brutally examine the corruption of youth and innocence through power, sexuality, and societal decay.

Alan Clarke → United States

His documentarian approach in films like 'Kids' and 'Bully' unflinchingly captures the loss of innocence in adolescence through drug use, violence, and exploitation.

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