THEME EXPLORATION

education systems

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Death of a Bureaucrat
Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens
1947 · Mikio Naruse
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
1-100
1-100
1976 · Peter Greenaway
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Jude
Jude
1996 · Michael Winterbottom
Kino-Pravda No. 15
Kino-Pravda No. 15
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Not One Less
Not One Less
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Song of China
Song of China
1935 · Fei Mu
Traducción Simultánea
Traducción Simultánea
2006 · María Novaro
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
Ecco fatto
Ecco fatto
1998 · Gabriele Muccino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently critique how education systems fail working-class students and perpetuate social inequality.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical works, especially 'The 400 Blows,' explore the oppressive nature of traditional schooling and its impact on childhood development.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films examine how educational pressure and social conformity shape Japanese children's lives and relationships with their families.