THEME EXPLORATION

maternal conflict

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006 · Laurie Collyer
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Apart From You
Apart From You
1933 · Mikio Naruse
Europa 51
Europa 51
1952 · Roberto Rossellini
Bonchi
Bonchi
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
No Looking Back
No Looking Back
2022 · Kirill Sokolov
The Anniversary
The Anniversary
1968 · Roy Ward Baker
The Nanny
The Nanny
1999 · Marco Bellocchio
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Autumn Sonata' and 'Cries and Whispers' dissect maternal relationships with psychological intensity and emotional brutality.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'The Assassin' and 'Café Lumière' examine generational conflict and maternal distance through poetic, meditative storytelling.