THEME EXPLORATION

family and loss

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Learning to Love
Learning to Love
2023 · Damián Romay
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
1996 · Claire Denis
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2026 · Max Walker-Silverman
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
All of Myself
All of Myself
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Mr. Church
Mr. Church
2016 · Bruce Beresford
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Chorus
The Chorus
1982 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones
2009 · Peter Jackson
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
History of Love
History of Love
2018 · Sonja Prosenc
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
Our Lovely Pig Slaughter
2024 · Adam Martinec
Tiny Lights
Tiny Lights
2024 · Beata Parkanová
Ek Din Achanak
Ek Din Achanak
1989 · Mrinal Sen
Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back
2025 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
Beast
Beast
2022 · Baltasar Kormákur
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien China · Mei County

Cinema of patient observation where history materializes through light, landscape, and faces suspended between frames.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately examine family bonds, absence, and grief through quiet, observational storytelling that reveals how loss reshapes family dynamics.