THEME EXPLORATION

identity and motherhood

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Imitation of Life (John M. Stahl, ) uncredited
Imitation of Life (John M. Stahl, ) uncredited
1934 · Preston Sturges
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
2023 · Matěj Chlupáček
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
My Dearest Señorita
My Dearest Señorita
2026 · Fernando González Molina
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore fractured maternal identity and psychological trauma with visceral intensity.

 Claire Denis France

She interrogates motherhood as loss, desire, and bodily transformation in films like 'Trouble Every Day' and 'Nymphomaniac,' challenging conventional maternal narratives.