childhood to adulthood

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' meticulously chronicle how relationships and identity evolve across decades of human development.

Films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Kiki's Delivery Service' explore coming-of-age through magical transformations that mirror the loss of innocence and gain of maturity.

His 'Antoine Doinel' series follows a character from childhood through adulthood, creating cinema's most intimate portrait of growing up.