THEME EXPLORATION

artistic ambition vs domestic life

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
1961 · Ritwik Ghatak
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
“Elgar”
“Elgar”
1962 · Ken Russell
Her Lonely Lane
Her Lonely Lane
1962 · Mikio Naruse
El sue ño de la maestra
El sue ño de la maestra
2002 · Luis García Berlanga
I vitelloni
I vitelloni
1953 · Federico Fellini
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Vincent the Dutchman
Vincent the Dutchman
1972 · Mai Zetterling
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
2015 · Peter Greenaway
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Baz Luhrmann
Intimate Lighting
Intimate Lighting
1965 · Ivan Passer
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Sibyl
Sibyl
2019 · Justine Triet
3 Faces
3 Faces
2018 · Jafar Panahi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Autumn Sonata' dissect the psychological tensions between personal relationships and creative/intellectual pursuits with unmatched emotional depth.

 François Truffaut France

Works such as 'Day for Night' and 'The Man Who Loved Women' explore how artistic passion and romantic/domestic obligations constantly pull artists in opposing directions.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine the collision between personal ambition and familial/domestic responsibility through darkly original narratives.