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THEME EXPLORATION

coming of age ceremony

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
Breezy
Breezy
1973 · Clint Eastwood
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 · Amy Heckerling
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing
1973 · Alan J. Pakula
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig → United States

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intimately explore the transformative moments and identity formation of young people navigating adolescence and adulthood.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His tender, observational style in films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' captures the delicate passages of growing up and familial rites of transition.

Céline Sciamma → France

Her films including 'Girlhood' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' poignantly examine female adolescence, self-discovery, and the ceremonial nature of becoming oneself.

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