THEME EXPLORATION

familial conflict

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' intimately examine fractured family bonds, generational rifts, and the quiet tensions underlying domestic life.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His brutally honest dramas such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' dissect family dysfunction, moral compromise, and inherited trauma across generations.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His provocative films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore familial relationships through darkly surreal narratives that expose power dynamics and psychological manipulation.