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THEME EXPLORATION

domestic stability

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu → Japan

His films meticulously examine the quiet rhythms of family life and the delicate balance required to maintain domestic harmony across generations.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

He explores how economic and social pressures threaten working-class domestic stability, revealing the fragility of family structures.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His work tenderly investigates what constitutes a family and how domestic bonds form and endure despite unconventional circumstances and hardship.

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