THEME EXPLORATION

maternal ambivalence

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Aliens
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Agostino
Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
Apart From You
Apart From You
1933 · Mikio Naruse
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Hamnstad
Hamnstad
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama
2025 · Nina Knag
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
2006 · Christophe Gans
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay Scotland

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Woman Shoots Up' explore the fractured psyche of mothers struggling with love, duty, and psychological fragmentation.

 Claire Denis France

She unflinchingly portrays maternal ambivalence in films like 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life,' examining desire, motherhood, and the body's contradictions.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His works including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' dissect the moral and emotional conflicts mothers face with penetrating realism.