THEME EXPLORATION

higher education

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
A Song is Born
A Song is Born
1948 · Howard Hawks
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
Mr. Pu
Mr. Pu
1953 · Kon Ichikawa
Spring Awakens
Spring Awakens
1947 · Mikio Naruse
The Colours
The Colours
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
H Is for House
H Is for House
1976 · Peter Greenaway
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Jude
Jude
1996 · Michael Winterbottom
Kino-Pravda No. 15
Kino-Pravda No. 15
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
Not One Less
Not One Less
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Song of China
Song of China
1935 · Fei Mu
Traducción Simultánea
Traducción Simultánea
2006 · María Novaro
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
Ecco fatto
Ecco fatto
1998 · Gabriele Muccino
Le Clitoris
Le Clitoris
2017 · Lori Malépart-Traversy
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Frank Capra
Mi prima la sexóloga 2 (de la fantasía a la realidad)
Mi prima la sexóloga 2 (de la fantasía a la realidad)
2024 · Miguel Chávez
Pierino torna a scuola
Pierino torna a scuola
1990 · Mariano Laurenti
Sister Death
Sister Death
2023 · Paco Plaza
The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome
1989 · Kira Muratova
The Butt
The Butt
1974 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'High Hopes' and 'Career Girls' critically examine how higher education shapes class mobility and personal identity in modern Britain.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical works, particularly 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules and Jim', explore education's role in intellectual development and the tension between academic institutions and personal freedom.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' probe the cultural pressures of educational achievement and social mobility in contemporary Japan.