THEME EXPLORATION

birthday celebration

17 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Baby Ghana
Baby Ghana
1957 · Jean Rouch
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Les Cousins
Les Cousins
1959 · Claude Chabrol
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
Orere orara
Orere orara
1971 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty
2013 · Paolo Sorrentino
Torino nei cent’anni
Torino nei cent’anni
1961 · Roberto Rossellini
The Wedding at Cana
The Wedding at Cana
2009 · Peter Greenaway
First May in Moscow
First May in Moscow
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Frozen Fever
Frozen Fever
2015 · Chris Buck
Trolls Holiday
Trolls Holiday
2017 · Joel Crawford
Lotgenoten
Lotgenoten
2013 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
2010 · Eric Darnell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films intimately capture family gatherings and domestic moments that often center on birthdays as pivotal occasions for reflection on aging and mortality.

 Sofia Coppola United States

She frequently explores coming-of-age and generational moments through the lens of celebrations, using birthdays as windows into character psychology and family dynamics.

 François Truffaut France

His tender, humanistic approach to cinema often features birthday celebrations as moments of vulnerability, joy, and emotional truth in ordinary lives.