THEME EXPLORATION

innocence vs. experience

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films brutally juxtapose childhood innocence with societal corruption and violence, exploring how experience destroys purity.

 David Lynch United States

He systematically deconstructs the facade of suburban innocence to reveal the dark, surreal experiences lurking beneath small-town America.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His narratives center on young protagonists who must surrender innocence to gain wisdom and agency in worlds of wonder and danger.