THEME EXPLORATION

childhood wonder

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
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
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
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
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
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
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Erupcja
Erupcja
2026 · Pete Ohs
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
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
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Runaway
Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Albert Lamorisse

Transforms everyday urban landscapes into enchanted worlds through a child's imaginative perspective.

 Ben Gregor

Combines comedic storytelling with vibrant visual aesthetics and accessible charm.

 Benjamin Renner France

Crafts intimate animated tales celebrating unlikely friendships and the magic of imagination.