THEME EXPLORATION

domesticity versus freedom

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Elmer’s Candid Camera
Elmer’s Candid Camera
1940 · Chuck Jones
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films explore individuals caught between rootedness and nomadic freedom, examining how domestic ties and personal autonomy collide.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He consistently depicts working-class struggles between family obligations and the desire for economic and personal independence.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate family dramas explore the tensions between maintaining household bonds and pursuing individual dreams and self-fulfillment.