THEME EXPLORATION

childhood determination

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
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
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italy

His films like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' capture the resilience and moral determination of children forced into harsh adult circumstances.

 François Truffaut France

His autobiographical 'The 400 Blows' profoundly explores a child's determination to escape institutional constraints and find personal freedom.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' examine children's quiet determination to survive and protect their dignity within broken family systems.