THEME EXPLORATION

fatherhood and paternity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
2005 · Jim Jarmusch
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013 · Derek Cianfrance
His Lost Love
His Lost Love
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Ashura no gotoku
Ashura no gotoku
2003 · Yoshimitsu Morita
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Peut-être
Peut-être
1999 · Cédric Klapisch
With or Without You
With or Without You
1998 · Michael Winterbottom
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Kyle Newacheck
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012 · Takashi Yamazaki
Métisse
Métisse
1993 · Mathieu Kassovitz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore what defines paternity beyond biology and the complexities of father-child bonds.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' examine working-class fatherhood and paternal responsibility with documentary-like realism.

 Atom Egoyan Canada

His intricate narratives in films like 'The Sweet Hereafter' and 'Exotica' persistently interrogate paternity, absence, and the psychological weight of fatherhood.