THEME EXPLORATION

innocence vs. experience

12 films · 2 directors
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 interrogate the loss of innocence through corruption, violence, and the clash between spiritual purity and carnal experience.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

He captures the delicate threshold between childhood wonder and adult disillusionment with poetic restraint and nostalgic precision.