THEME EXPLORATION

Female Adolescence

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Boys at Noon
Boys at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle
1966 · Tony Richardson
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Céline Sciamma France

Her films like 'Girlhood' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' intimately explore female adolescence through identity, desire, and self-discovery with poetic precision.

 Greta Gerwig United States

She captures the complexity of girlhood and young womanhood in films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' with humor, vulnerability, and profound emotional authenticity.