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THEME EXPLORATION

cooking mishap

8 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Mike Hodges
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
1965 · Chuck Jones
Chicken for Linda!
Chicken for Linda!
2023 · Sébastien Laudenbach
Broomshakalaka
Broomshakalaka
2013 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Little Hiawatha
Little Hiawatha
1937 · David Hand
The Perfect Fishplate
The Perfect Fishplate
2005 · Na Hong-jin
Taste 2
Taste 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Emerald Fennell → United Kingdom

Her work uses scenes of cooking and domesticity as vehicles for examining power dynamics, control, and the darker undertones of intimate relationships.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He masterfully employs cooking scenes and shared meals to explore family bonds, economic struggle, and the poignant moments where domestic routines reveal deeper human truths.

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