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THEME EXPLORATION

child illness

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cute Devil
Cute Devil
1982 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
1969 · Terence Young
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films like 'After the Storm' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore childhood vulnerability and parental responsibility through emotionally nuanced narratives.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes', examines how systemic failures impact children's health and well-being with unflinching realism.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' probe psychological and emotional trauma in children with visceral, innovative storytelling.

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