THEME EXPLORATION

based on fairy tale

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · and Conrad Vernon & Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · David Hand & Wilfred Jackson
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Gertrud
Gertrud
1964 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
Medea
Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
2011 · Terence Davies
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
Hansel & Gretel
Hansel & Gretel
2007 · Yim Pil-sung
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
2007 · Robert Eggers
Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
2018 · Naoko Yamada
Mr. Balls
Mr. Balls
2005 · Fede Álvarez
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
The Golden Key: A New Pinocchio Story
2026 · Igor Voloshin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Masterfully blends dark fairy tale elements with gothic fantasy, creating visually stunning worlds that reimagine classic narratives with profound emotional depth.

 Jordan Peele Ireland

Consistently subverts and deconstructs fairy tale tropes, exploring the psychological darkness and moral ambiguity underlying classic stories in films like The Company of Wolves.

 Jean Cocteau France

Pioneer of poetic cinema who transformed fairy tales into surreal, dreamlike experiences that blur reality and fantasy, influencing generations of filmmakers.