THEME EXPLORATION

elder care

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
A Child Is Waiting
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · John Cassavetes
Bernie
Bernie
2011 · Richard Linklater
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Mya - la mère
Mya - la mère
1970 · Jean Rouch
Toothache
Toothache
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto
1967 · Lucio Fulci
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
1951 · Douglas Sirk
When the Cat's Away
When the Cat's Away
1996 · Cédric Klapisch
Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back
2025 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Freud Leaving Home
Freud Leaving Home
1991 · Susanne Bier
In a Corner
In a Corner
1998 · Takashi Shimizu
Some Voices
Some Voices
2000 · Simon Cellan Jones
Walter
Walter
1982 · Stephen Frears
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'After Life' intimately explore aging, family bonds, and the dignity of elderly life with profound compassion.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious works including 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Looking for Eric' consistently examine the struggles and marginalization of aging working-class people.

 Agnès Varda France

Her late-career masterpiece 'Vagabond' and especially 'Faces Places' and 'The Gleaners and I' offer poetic meditations on aging, memory, and the value of elderly lives.