THEME EXPLORATION

education and academic struggle

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
21
21
2008 · Robert Luketic
Big Brother
Big Brother
2018 · Kam Ka-Wai
Professor Norman Cornett
Professor Norman Cornett
2009 · Alanis Obomsawin
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' is a masterpiece about a troubled student's struggle with the education system and society's inability to understand him.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' poignantly explore how education systems fail working-class youth and perpetuate inequality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'The Third Murder' deeply examine the pressures of academic achievement and societal expectations in education.