THEME EXPLORATION

childhood innocence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles
Stand by Me
Stand by Me
1986 · Rob Reiner
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Dandanko
Dandanko
1960 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Jack
Jack
2014 · Edward Berger
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1998 · Neil Jordan
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Tiny Lights
Tiny Lights
2024 · Beata Parkanová
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfonso Cuarón

Humanist storyteller blending visual poetry with social consciousness and intimate character study.

 Elem Klimov

Brutal unflinching examination of war's destruction of innocence and human consciousness.

 Isao Takahata Japanese

Lyrical animator of memory who renders profound human emotion through meticulous, deeply humanistic observation.