THEME EXPLORATION

high school sweethearts

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Sexy Battle Girls

Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang

Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini

Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson

if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson

I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa

Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong

Kes
1969 · Ken Loach

Marianne of My Youth

Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier

The Getting of Wisdom

The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford

The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino

Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?

Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami

Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau

Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore

Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble

Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart

Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei

Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Allen Hughes USA

Hughes defined the high school romance archetype through films like 'Sixteen Candles' and 'The Breakfast Club', capturing the emotional intensity and authenticity of teenage love.

Greta Gerwig USA

Gerwig explores nostalgia and formative romantic moments in films like 'Lady Bird', examining how high school relationships shape identity and self-discovery.

Richard Linklater USA

Linklater's 'Before' trilogy and 'Everybody Wants Some!!' deeply probe the nature of young love and connection, tracing how high school romance evolves across time.