THEME EXPLORATION

books coming to life

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
Twenty
Twenty
2009 · Chris Mason Johnson
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By
1988 · Wong Kar-wai
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
Domicile conjugal
Domicile conjugal
1970 · François Truffaut
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
I vitelloni
I vitelloni
1953 · Federico Fellini
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Söndagsbarn
Söndagsbarn
1992 · Ingmar Bergman
Sanshiro of Ginza
Sanshiro of Ginza
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
Sunset Song
Sunset Song
2015 · Terence Davies
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Any de Gràcia
Any de Gràcia
2012 · Ventura Pons
A la sombre del puente/In the Shadow of the Bridge
A la sombre del puente/In the Shadow of the Bridge
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Elia Kazan
At Avrat Silah
At Avrat Silah
1966 · Yílmaz Güney
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
Belgian French Radio Young Jury Award for Best Picture, Brussels International Film Festival
1989 · Zhang Yimou
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart
Adan
Adan
2019 · Roman Perez Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' blur the boundaries between literary fantasy and cinematic reality, treating storybook narratives with profound visual and thematic depth.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Through films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle,' he transforms literary and folkloric source material into immersive worlds where imagination literally becomes tangible and alive.