THEME EXPLORATION

childhood magic

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bedtime For Sniffles
Bedtime For Sniffles
1940 · Chuck Jones
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
1903 · Georges Méliès
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Forbidden Play
The Forbidden Play
2023 · Hideo Nakata
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 Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
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
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
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
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
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 transport viewers into enchanted worlds where childhood wonder, imagination, and the preservation of innocence are central to every story.

 Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He weaves dark fantasy with childlike discovery, creating magical worlds that explore how children find wonder and resilience in impossible circumstances.

 Chris Columbus United States

His films capture the awe and magic of childhood adventure, from discovering hidden worlds to believing in the extraordinary within the ordinary.