THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent freedom

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig USA

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Nights and Weekends' intimately capture the messy emotional liberation and identity formation of adolescence.

 Céline Sciamma France

Works such as 'Girlhood' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' explore adolescent self-discovery, desire, and the freedom to define oneself outside societal constraints.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' authentically depict working-class youth struggling for autonomy and agency against systemic limitations.