THEME EXPLORATION

childhood chaos

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Three Orphan Kittens
Three Orphan Kittens
1935 · David Hand
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like 'Spirited Away' and 'My Neighbor Totoro' capture the magical chaos of childhood wonder and the disorientation of navigating unfamiliar worlds.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

Films such as 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' explore how children experience chaos, trauma, and dark fantasy as escape mechanisms during turbulent times.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually chaotic yet poetic style in films like 'Fallen Angels' and '2046' captures the emotional disarray and sensory overload of youthful confusion and displacement.