THEME EXPLORATION

Mother Goose characters

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Speaking of the Weather
Speaking of the Weather
1937 · Frank Tashlin
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Consumed
Consumed
2014 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Minions
Minions
2015 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Lola
Lola
1961 · Jacques Demy
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Out One: Spectre
Out One: Spectre
1972 · Jacques Rivette
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His fairy tale adaptations and dark fantasy films frequently reimagine nursery rhyme and folklore characters with psychological depth and gothic sensibility.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated films draw heavily from European folklore and nursery tale traditions, creating whimsical yet complex narratives centered on storybook-like characters and worlds.

 Tim Burton United States

His distinctive visual style repeatedly explores darkly reimagined nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters, transforming innocent childhood imagery into gothic, surreal narratives.